TETRAPANAX AND FATSIA—See Pages 12 and 14
a
CAMELLIA MATHOTIANA—See Page 9
CERBERAS—See Page 12
EVERGREEN ELM—See Page 16
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S QUALITY NURSERIES
_- Five Southern California Salesyards:
ONTARIO ~ NORTH HOLLYWOOD
L140 North Mountain Ave,/ 12908 Magnolia Blvd.
~~ CULVER CITY SAN MARINO
4440 Sepulveda Boulevard 2920 Huntington Dr.
LAKEWOOD CENTER FULLERTON
4727 East Silva 1101 So. Nicholas Ave.
PLEASE ADDRESS ALL ORDERS AND CORRESPONDENCE TO ONTARIO
‘ROBIN PEACH—See Page 5
SATURN PEACH—See Page 5
FRUITS
Your
Favorite
NUGGET APRICOT—See Page 4 Flavor
SIERRA PLUM—See Page 6
Get The Best For Your Garden—Armstrong Plants
Quality Plants For
Sixty-eight Years
Now, as in all 68 years of Armstrong history,
the trees and plants you’ll find in eac
Armstrong salesyard are the finest that can
be grown. We think we can serve new friends
and customers best and merit the continued
confidence of those who have insisted upon
Armstrong plants for years, by making sure
that the famous Armstrong quality is a part
of every plant we sell.
For lack of space, most of the descriptions in
this booklet are brief. Complete information,
though, is no further away than your nearest
Armstrong salesman. You will find him a
trained nurseryman glad to help you with
any planting or growing problem.
Plant Losses plants are subject to the
whims of nature and no one can guarantee
that a certain one will thrive. However, when
the planting instructions given you with each
purchase of Armstrong Nursery stock are
followed, only rarely should you lose a plant.
If you follow our planting instructions and
do lose a plant, and you consider that we are
at fault, we will replace it provided you
notify us within three months after date of
delivery.
Note Armstrong Nurseries, Inc., will ex-
ercise care to have merchandise true to name.
Provided it is expressly understood that this
order is accepted on the condition precedent
that it makes no warranty, express or im-
plied, as to description, quality, productive-
ness, crops, or any other matter whatsoever;
that its liability in every instance whatsoever
is limited to the purchase price; that orders
shall be void should delivery be prevented
or injury befall the stock from flood, drought
frost or other causes beyond its control, and
orders travel at risk of purchaser.
Fruits Ornamentals
BACLT ONI CLs esr eee Aibelias ae ee 10
Apples .... Acacias 16
Apricots .... Acanthus . 10
Artichokes A Ceram 18
Asparagus Acokanthera -. ..10
Avocados ...... Agapanthus ..... =
Blackberries _......... 7 Alnus...
Boysenberries ......... Tee Sala pees
Calamondin Arborvitaes
Carica ......... Arbutus) =.
Carissa osc: feiss
[tite tee hare ae Aster trikartin 10
Chive: = 2... (ANICUD OG) Gace 10
Crabapple : Australian Fuchsia..11
Dwarf Apples ......... 4 JNA oeceecsse cece AY
Dwarf Pears ........... CRB ain DOOS mea 14
Figs ....... sosvtteseeeecenceceee 4 Banana Shrub..........13
Grapefruit Ome Banana Trees 13
GTAPeS ---eeeeee eens i Bauhinias (745. 16
Jujubes ~......... ea 5 Beloperone 10
Korean Cherries...... 4 Bereeniass 10
Kumquat ~....-...--...- Betulaw2s...easa 18
Lemons ..-...----.------- SME BITCH rc ee ee 18
LIMES | ----.---- eee 8 Bird-of-Paradise......14
Loganberry ............. o Boston’ Ivy -...22.--— 1
Loquats -..--...-.-- 7 Bougainvillea ve
Macadamia ..........---- ic Boxwood ......... Hs!
Mandarins ..... ea keh Brassaia. wAkciineetc
Mango —------2- eee 7 Brazil Sky Flower..11
Nectarines ... 5 _Brunfelsia 10
Nut yirees =: 6 :
Olivest: Fi Calla Lily
Oranges, eee ea 8 Calliandra he
PRapayaee eee yi Gallistemoniee == 11
Peachesi ee eee 5 California Lilac ...... Be
PEars eee oe eee 6 Calodendrum
Pecans eee 6 @amellias) ..--=
Persimmons ...........- 5 Campanula_ .....
PIGS ee 6 Camphor Tree
Pomegranate ............ t) Cape Chestnut ........ 16
IPrUNES 22. ps 6 G@arissapeee se 11
Quincey 6 @arob its... 16
Raspberries .............. 7 Cassiat. =e. 11
Rhubarb ..... 6 Ceanothus calli
Sapotes_ .......... ey | Cedarie ==. eral
Strawberries ............ 6 Ceratoniay =. meLG
Subtropicals ..........- 7 Cestrum parqui....... 11
Tangelo .......... 8 Chamaecyparis ........ 17
Tangerines .... ye) Chamaelaucium......... 11
Wiel La sere ee ereceeet see ee 6 Chinese Elm.............. 18
Price Changes we hope to be able to
maintain the prices given in this catalog
throughout the sales season for which it is
issued. However, unforeseen conditions some-
times make price changes necessary and we
reserve the right to change prices at any time
without notice. Prices on all bare root stock
in this catalog apply on the current crop only
and are not effective after May 15, 1958.
Truck Delivery Free local delivery by cov-
ered Armstrong trucks is an extra service
available at any of our six salesyards. If you
cannot conveniently visit one of our nurs-
eries, just mail your order to Ontario. Truck
delivery service to more distant points such
as Santa Barbara or San Diego, is available
at a small cost.
Mail Order Prices on all bare root plants
include the cost of packing and shipping to
any point in continental U.S. Plants in con-
tainers shipped by express or freight are sent
with transportation charges collect upon de-
livery. Also, we make an additional charge
of 10% of the value of the order to cover the
cost of packing these plants.
All Gardening Needsin addition to a
complete stock of genuine Armstrong prod-
ucts, you’ll find a complete line of garden-
ing supplies at each Armstrong location.
Armstrong Rose Catalog = Armstrong
roses, those developed through Armstrong
research, as well as the fine Armstrong-grown
plants of other leading varieties, are world-
famous. For complete information on
Armstrong roses, ask for a copy of our rose
catalog. It is free.
INDEX
Chinese Photinia ....13
Chinese Plumbago..13
Flowering
Crabapple) 7a. 18
Cinnamomum .........- 16 Flowering Peach ....18
GISTUS me eens eres 11 Flowering Pear ...... 14
Cliviaw = Fountain Grass........ 14
Clytostoma Fraxinus
Gocceulus) = Fremontia
Colocasia .... uchsiawe ses
Conifers Gardenias
Cordyline Geraldton Wax
Correas |... low crernane 1
Corsage Vine - Gerberasne
Cortaderia ...... Golddust Plant
Cotoneasters
Golden Wonder ...... 11
Gold Flower ..... peal
GTASSCST ae seeenemsese
Ground Cover
Guinea Gold Vine..15
Creeping Fig ...
Crepe Myrtle
Crimson Iron Tree..16
Grotalariayes 11
Gupressus =.
Cymbidiums ib BENNO ote 14
Ceeras ae S14 Fie athersiyseenceescsrss 11
Cypress 17 Heavenly Bamboo..13
ae ae ek ae, TieCb enter ae Le,
Hedera ......:..: os
Dey 12 © Hemerocallis .......
Deciduous Shrubs_18 pbber2 no REO RES
Deciduous Trees......18
Hollies 12
Deodars sn 1% Honeysuckles S15
Dianella ...14
Distictis is) Tyorangeasiae oe
ce oe Hymenosporum........16
Doxantha ell ER DeTICUnit 12
DD Uinantale eee lal BARKERS OOM ONT cacten che
Dwarf Cypress ........ 17 TG Sa Pree tecnt tees svasncsanss 12
Incense Cedar ...
1 elaueb beam peseses erences 11 Indian Laurel..... 2:
Elaeagnus a Abil Fives eee eee atises aces
Elephant Ear ........11 Jacaranda
Elms --.-------+1----- Jasminums
Ericas ..........--.--- Juniperus
Eucalyptus
Eugenia SERS Kafir Lily
Euphorbia Korean Cherry - 4,18
Evergreen Lagerstroemia
Evergreen Lagunaria ........
Evergreen Lantanas .......
Evergreen Lavender .......
Wavian CUlameee es a5
Fatshedera Leptospermum. ........ 3
Matsiatec = lisallovoretsyobebi) eee er cen iy
MernSe DAE USU GUIS eyeeeenetee 13
Fern Pine . Tea @Sieet ee rete 11
Festuca ..... Lily-of-the-Nile 10
ICUS meee ee ets Liquidambatv.............. 18
6 Complete Nurseries
In Southern California
1 ONTARIO
1140 No. Mountain Ave.
Telephone: YUkon 4-1211
2 NORTH HOLLYWOOD
12908 Magnolia Blvd.
Telephones: STanley 7-2394
POplar 1-1522
3 CULVER CITY
4440 Sepulveda Blvd.
Telephone: VErmont 8-2665
4 FULLERTON
1101 So. Nicolas Ave.
Telephone: LAmbert 6-5060
5 SAN MARINO
2920 Huntington Drive
Telephone: ATlantic 7-6168
6 LAKEWOOD CENTER
4730 East Silva, Long Beach 11
Telephone: MEtcalf 3-0719
Isonieetalperc se eee 15 Privetsa
Magnolias .......-...- 16,18 SE APCUIS IU S ese eee
Nahoniaw 13 Pyracanthas
ial tS e218 TUS teats c a eeeesreerer
Maple: i2eies-ce< ALS QUEYCUS, <222.--22nc-cecereore-
Matilija Poppy .....14 Raphiolepis
Melianthus ..............-- 13. Red Castor Bean....14
Metrosideros ............16 Redwood ...-.-----s0-++---- 17
Michelia Reinwardtia ........--- 14
Mondo Rice Paper Plant....14
Moraeas Ricinus ....... pe14
Mulberries Rockroses ...
Murraya =... Romneya
VIO IUS eee ome Royal Trumpet
IMEUIS aly ee- eee fore Winkew eee eee 15
Myrtle - Scarlet Bottle
Nandina Bush
Natal Plum Schinus
Neanthe Sequoias ....
Nerium Serbian Bellflower. aah
New Zealand Flax..14 Shrimp Plant
Night Blooming Silverberry ....-
Jessamine ............ salt Sinocalamnus .
Oak Soe cere teers os cass 16 Star Jasmine ¢
Oleanders 13 Stephanotis ............--
Orange Jessamine . 13 Strawberry
OTGh iCal ne Clee 16 Madrone ........-.-.--.- 10
Oregon Grape ........-- 13 Strelitzi aig cecccesssreseaces 14
Oreopanax see els Sweet Gum .............. 18
OsmanthuUsmeee cee 13 Sweet Olive nol
Palins, ee 14 Sycamores 18
Pampas Grass .........- 14 Tea Tree’ -.....- als}
Parthenocissus ..... 15 Tecomaria 15
Pasciflonay = 15 Tetrapanax 14
Pennisetum «........-.- 14 THUjAaS. Glen ality;
Pepper Trees -.....-.-.-- 16 Trachelospermum ..15
Phaedranthus .......... 15 Trachycarpus ..........14
Philodendron .......... 13 Transvaal Daisies....12
Phoenix ..... Aa ad 14 Trinidad Flame
Phormium. ..............--.14 BUSI renee 10
Photinia ...... aes 13 Trumpet Viney. 15
Phyllostachys ..........14 Ulmus asec a oh a}
AMS eee eee 7 VClOnica see 12
Pistacia .... eG) Viburnums > ne
Pittosporums . mists Vines
Platanus . seeeoo eee!) Washingtonia ..........
Pleioblastus ............. 14 Windmill Palm ........
Plumbaco seas Lo > GAeRielky Seas
Podocarpus ..............17 Yellow Flax ............
POIMSeUW AS eee tl Yesterday, Today
Pride of Maderia...11 and Tomorrow ....10
Primrose Tree ........ 16 Zantedeschia ............ 14
Deciduous Fruit & Nut Trees |
Armstrong Quality For nearly 70 years the production of fine
fruit trees has been a major effort here at Armstrong’s. Top quality
is always a part of every Armstrong tree and that means better
performance over the years for you.
Planting Instructions To cet your new trees properly started
and to enjoy the greatest success with them, be sure to follow the
planting instructions which accompany each order. Generally, what
pruning is necessary will have been dene before shipment.
Shipping We pay the transportation costs on plants shipped with-
out soil, including fruit trees. Delivery to local areas by Armstrong
or freight charges are prepaid.
trucks is free and mail, express,
Almonds
To get good crops you must plant the right
combination of varieties for cross-pollination.
All Almonds: l-year trees, caliper 34-inch and
up, $2.25 each, $20.00 ner 10 of one variety.
Jordanolo A vigorous, early-blooming variety
which bears well. Large, long, papershelled
nuts of superior quality. Pollinizer: Ne Plus
Ultra.
; Drake Medium-sized semihard-shell nuts.
/ Prolific spreading tree. Of value chiefly as
/ pollinizer, Pollinizer: Nonpareil, Texas.
—F
y Nonpareil Leading commercial variety. Pa-
' pershell nuts of premium quality on a small
tree. Drake or Ne Plus Ultra will pollinate.
4 Ne Plus Ultra Very large flavorful nuts with
a soft shell. Pollinizer: Nonpareil, Jordanolo.
Texas Huge crops of small semihard-shell
nuts with a fine flavor. Late blooming. Pol-
linizer: Drake.
Apricots
Prices on all apricots (except Nugget):
trees, caliper 32-inch and up, $2.25 each;
per 10 of one variety.
l-year
$20.00
Moorpark Extremely large fruit, generally
considered to have the finest quality of all
apricots. Late blooming, does best in interior
valleys. July.
SF
/
/
~~ Gravenstein Big,
Planting Distances
Variety
Apricots, Peaches
Apples, Con’t.
Pettingill An Armstrong introduction for
mild winter areas. Large rounded fruit, deep
red flecked with yellow. More tart than
Beverly Hills. Good for eating fresh, or for
Sauce or pie. August-September. Plant Pat.
No. 1352. $3.00 each; 10 for $27.00.
round fruits, beautifully
d striped with red. The flesh is crisp, juicy,
and delicious. Best in colder areas.
cross-pollination. July-August.
Needs
~»Valmore Bright red fruit with flecks and
stripes of yellow, deliciously flavored, sweet
and juicy. Fine for eating or for cooking.
Good for Southern California. July-August. ,
$3.00 each; 10 for $27.00.
Yellow Bellflower Old market variety, ex-
cellent for eating. Crisp, juicy flesh with a
sprightly aromatic flavor. September-October.
/Yellow Delicious Similar to the famous De-
licious in flavor—sweet and juicy. Better
adapted to Southern California climate than
Delicious. August-September.
es Dwarf Apples
Just what you need where space is limited.
from any apple tree. All Dwarf Apples, 3%-
inch caliper and up, $3.95 each. Beverly Hills,
Delicious, Pettingill, Valmore, Yellow Deli-
ne Royal Leading commercial variety and fine cious.
. home fruit. Medium to large with a sweet
and sprightly flavor. Good in all areas, best
variety for coast. Late June. Crabapple
7 Tilton Large fruit, ripens few days later _7 Transcendent A large handsome tree loaded
/ than Royal. Does best in interior valleys. <A with spring apple blossoms followed by tre-
Early July. “ mendous crops of little apples, brilliantly
striped red and yellow. The best apple for
New—Delicious jellies, preserves, or pickles. $3.00 each, $27.50
7 Nugget A brand new apricot resulting from
/ Armstrong Research. Large, red-cheeked fruit
with a rich lip-smacking flavor. Ripens a few
days ahead of Royal. Late June. Vigorous
tree, blooming a few days after Royal. Plant
Pat. No. 1651. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.
Apples
All apples (except Valmore and Pettingill):
l-year trees, caliper %-inch and up, $2.75
each; $25.00 per 10 of one variety.
~/Beverly Hills Originated at the University
/ of California at Los Angeles for mild winter
area. Especially good for Southern California
coastal area where it has a well balanced
flavor; almost too sweet in interior valleys.
Attractive, medium-sized fruit, striped red
and yellow. August-September.
Delicious Most everyone is familiar with
these large tapered red fruits. The flesh is
fine-grained, sweet, and all that the name
implies. Needs cross-pollination. September-
October.
a
¢)
per 10.
Bush Cherries
Enjoy cherries anywhere on a handsome de-
ciduous shrub, small enough to fit into any
garden corner. White cherry blossoms in
spring are followed by big crops of large
fruit ripening in July. Plants are vigorous
and easy to grow and they fruit regularly.
Either variety below—5-gal. tins, $4.95. Bare
root plants, $3.95 each; 10 or more, $3.50 each.
Special Collection: 1 plant of each variety
below, $7.45.
Korean Cherry No. 20 Grows 5 to 6 feet tall.
The fruit has just enough tartness to make it
good for pies or preserves. Should have No.
60 planted nearby for cross pollination.
Korean Cherry No. 60 Smaller (3 to 4 feet)
than No. 20. The large fruit is deep maroon,
sweet and richly flavored. Relatively self-
fruitful.
4
Plums, Figs, Prunes
¢
As
Trees are seldom over 10 feet tall, but they /
bear heavily, and the fruit is as fine as that
Feet Apart Variety Feet Apart
20 to 25 Apples, Pears 20 to 35
20 to 25 Walnuts, Pecans 40 to 60
Cherries
Richmond, Morello and the Korean cherries
will bear well in most areas. The sweet cher-
ries need the longer colder winters of such
places as Yucaipa, Beaumont, etc. Also, sweet
cherry varieties need cross-pollination.
Prices on all cherries below: l-year trees,
caliper %-inch up, $2.75 each; $25.00 per 10
of one variety.
2
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Richmond anes red fruits with zippy anven
/ Fine for pies or canning, Small tree—bears
heavily. June.
Morello Beautiful maroon fruits slightly
larger than Richmond. A larger tree, too. Late
June,
Sweet Cherries
ig ieane Tartarian The big, sweet, purple-black
y fruits are favorites and the big robust tree
bears heavily. Plant Bing with it for a pol-
linizer. Early June.
Bing Very large dark red fruit, deliciously
flavored and firm enough to can or ship well.
Pollinizer: Black Tartarian. June.
Leading commercial
pale yellow cherries
Black
Royal Ann (Napoleon)
canning variety. Big,
with a bright red cheek. Pollinizer:
Tartarian. Late June.
Figs
Figs grow easily in most of California. The
healthful delicious fruit is prized by every-
one and the tree with its tropical-like foliage
is very ornamental. Price on all figs: Y2-inch
caliper and up, $2.25 each; $20.00 for 10 of
one variety.
Brunswick A medium-sized, light brown,
short-necked fig, known in the South as
Magnolia. The fine-grained flesh is sweet and
delicious. A small tree which will stand a
great deal of cold. Leave unpruned.
Brown Turkey One of the finest figs for gen-
eral planting anywhere in California. The
large, purplish-brown fruits have rich straw-
berry-red flesh, fine-grained, sweet and juicy.
Bears well everywhere, but the biggest crops
are produced if the trees are heavily pruned
in winter.
Kadota The famous white fig which is ship-
ped fresh, used for drying, or pickling. Has
extremely sweet rich pale amber flesh. Best
suited to the warmer interior valleys. Leave
unpruned.
if
Mission Short, fat, blue-black fruit with
sweet, juicy, reddish-amber flesh. Bears tre-
mendous crops even with little water and
under adverse conditions. Most fruit with no
pruning.
4,
White Genoa. This huge white fig is the best
variety for planting near the seacoast. Bears
well inland, too. Pear-shaped with a waxy
yellow skin and sweet amber flesh. Winter
pruning gives bigger fruit but a lighter crop.
f
. Panaminit Big round fruits
/ handsome in color, with a rich deep red over-
a Robin A handsome
Special Armstrong Nectarines
Two decades ago the Armstrong hybridists tackled the problem of developing new varieties
suitable for Southern California where older nectarine kinds have never been satisfactory.
Now, we are able to offer four freestone nectarines—beautifully colored and richly flavored fruit
from trees which bear consistently good crops nearly everywhere in California.
Pioneer Big, firm, deep red to maroon fruits
with an occasional yellow highlight. The
juicy orange-colored flesh has a distinctive
and sprightly flavor which no one can resist.
In spring, the tree of Pioneer is a beautiful
sight when loaded with great big rosy-pink
blooms. Late July. Plant Pat. No. 787. $3.00
each; 10 for $27.00.
are especially
laid on orange. The juicy flesh is golden-
orange in color and is loaded with a sweet
yet exhilarating fiavor. Ripens big crops in
July nearly everywhere in California. Pre-
ferable to Pioneer for coastal areas. A big
vigorous easy-to-grow tree. Plant Pat. No.
1100. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.
» Silver Lode The skin is brilliant scarlet over
creamy white and the juicy flesh is laden
with the richest kind of nectarine flavor.
Silver Lode is the one white-fleshed variet
among the Armstrong nectarine introductions.
It ripens early (late June) and will produce
heavily and consistently. Plant Pat. No. 1023.
$3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.
Palomar A new late ripening kind—the new- ,
est of the Armstrong nectarines. The large
fruit is exceedingly colorful, its polished skin
a bright combination of red and orange. The
firm yellow flesh is juicy and rich in flavor
with just enough zip to make for delightful
eating. Palomar, like the other Armstrong
nectarines, is especially well suited for South-
ern California conditions. Early to mid Au-
$31.50.
Special Armstrong Peaches
Where winters are short and mild, as in Southern California, the standard peach varieties can-
not be depended upon for regular crops. These Armstrong kinds, especially developed for
warm-wintered areas, are the result of many years of breeding and testing by Armstrong
Hybridists. They are the best for Southern California and they are proving valuable for heavy
crops and fine fruit in other parts of California, Arizona and the Southern States, as well.
SS, Springtime It is the earliest peach of all
“ to ripen. You will pick consistently big crops
in May—often very early in the month, many
weeks before any peach of comparable color
or quality is ready for market. The medium
sized fruit is attractively blotched and mot-
tled with bright red. It is a firm near-free-
stone with white flesh, loaded with nectar-
sweet juice. Its earliness, inviting color, and
high quality bring high profits to commercial
growers and extra pleasure to home planters.
Plant Pat. No. 1268. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.
red-cheeked, white-
fleshed, semi-freestone which is juicy and
honey-sweet. Eat it hard ripe like an apple.
Robin has proved to be a most popular home
planting variety and is also one of the most
profitable of commercial kinds because of its
extreme earliness (late May, early June) fine
Golden Blush Extremely large yellow peaches
with a red blush. The flesh is firm, golden
yellow, filled with rich juice and has a full-
bodied peach flavor. It is a fast growing tree
which produces heavily. Early August. Plant
Pat. No. 473. $3.00 each; 10 for $27.00.
7) Mees This new late July—early August
ripening freestone is one of the best yellow-
fleshed peaches yet introduced by Armstrong
Research. The skin is a rich golden yellow,
attractively overlaid with red. The yellow
flesh is juicy and melting, with a rich peach
flavor. In tests extending over several years
at Ontario, the crops have been heavy and
the fruit consistently large. Plant Pat. No.
1649. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.
stone with a marvelous sweet flavor—big
f
/ iow-fleshed peaches.
7
Standard Peach
Varieties
All of the varieties listed below are Armstrong
quality trees, budded on special rootstock for
greater vigor and disease resistance. Prices
on all varieties below, including clingsitones:
$2.25 each; 10 of one variety $20.00.
Early Elberta Well known pale yellow fruit
with clear yellow flesh, firm, juicy, and de-
licious. Good variety for Southern California.
Mid-July.
Elberta One of the most famous of all yel-
Only good in colder
areas. August.
Miller’s Late Large, good quality fruit with
yellow flesh. Best of the extremely late
peaches. October-November.
—y Rio Oso Gem One of the largest, most hand-
7
7
/
7
J
gust. Plant Pat. No. 1652. $3.50 each; 10 for /
7 Fontana
some, and best flavored of all yellow-fleshed
peaches. Tree not a vigorous grower. August.
Cling Peaches
Medium sized peach with firm,
orange-yellow flesh right to the pit. Espe-
cially good for Southern California. Septem-
ber.
Sims Cling The leading commercial and can-
ning variety. Large fruit, golden yellow out-
side and in. Late August.
Jujubes
Jujubes The little reddish-brown fruits are
excellent eaten fresh, having a date-like
flavor. They are delicious as candid fruits.
Young trees will often bear the first year
after planting. The small narrow upright tree
has lacy ornamental foliage. Deciduous.
Either variety below: 1-year trees, $3.95;
$35.00 per 10 of one variety.
Lang Medium sized, pear-shaped fruit, 142
to 2 inches long. October.
Li Large round fruit, often 2 inches or more
in diameter. September.
oe An August ripening yellow free-
color and the enormous crops in all areas. / golden fruits heavily marbled with crimson.
Plant Pat. No. 529. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50./ They are delightful to pick, to slice, and
+» Meadow Lark This is by far, the best yel- good for canning. Flamingo is particularly
low-fleshed peach for coastal or other extreme
mild-wintered areas, Big, golden fruits with
a red blush and deliciously flavored yellow
flesh. It ripens in late June, long before any
yellow-fleshed peach of comparable quality.
Plant Pat. No. 528. $3.00 each; 10 for $27.00.
High Color-——High Flavor
~» Redwing We think this white-fleshed beauty,
ripening in late June—early July, is the best
white-fleshed peach ripening in any season.
The fruit is large, richly blushed with red
and the juicy flesh is delicious—a perfect
blend of sweetness and acidity. Redwing is
comparable to Babcock in its ripening season
and its ability to produce consistently in
mild-wintered areas. But the fruit is much
larger, more colorful, and has a better flavor
than any Babcock. Plant Pat. No. 621. $3.50
each; 10 for $31.50.
a fine home variety because the tree is semi-
dwarf and it has the ability to produce
consistently. Plant Pat. No. 661. $3.00 each;
10 for $27.00.
Curlew The first late-ripening peach which
will bear consistently in mild-wintered areas.
It’s a big deep orange-yellow fruit with juicy
yellow flesh and a mild and delicious flavor.
Bears well at the coast and even better in-
land. Late September. Plant Pat. No. 651.
$3.00 each; 10 for $27.00.
Fruit and Flowers
7 , Saturn Each spring the tree is crowded with
/ beautiful double rose-pink blooms, which
* make a magnificent garden show and provide
plenty of flowering branches to cut for the
house. Then in midsummer, your tree will be
loaded with, big yellow-fleshed, freestone
peaches with a flavor that is extra tempting.
Plant Pat. No. 1485. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.
-~ Hachiya The big
Persimmons
Persimmon trees are very ornamental when
the huge leaves turn to bright red and
bronzes in the fall and the trees are loaded
with brightly colored fruit. Armstrong trees
are grown on special rootstock which makes
them bear more consistently. Prices on both
varieties below: l-year trees, caliper %-inch
and up, $3.95 each; $35.00 per 10 of one va-
riety.
conical fruit is bright
orange in color, sweet, rich and mellow when
fully ripe.
7 Fuyu Broad flat fruit, never astringent or
puckery. Even while still firm, you can eat
them as you would an apple.
~ Double Delight A brand new fruiting-flow-
ering peach for 1958. It is a perfect com-
eadily from the pit and is deliciously flav-
jena The juicy yellow flesh is firm, frees
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ored, rich and full-bodied with a “peachy” /
Pomegranate
flavor. Because this is one of the best va-
rieties when it comes to regular production
regardless of climate, and because the quality
and flavor are so fine, it is one of the best
yellow-fleshed varieties any Southern Cali-
fornia home planter can choose. Early July.
Plant Pat. No. 1150. $3.00 each; 10 for $27.00.
panion for Saturn because it blooms later—
the double flowers being a delicate shell pink,
a much lighter shade than those of Saturn.
The big, juicy, yellow freestone peaches have
a flavor which is sweeter and milder than
that of Saturn and they ripen earlier. Plant
Pat. App. For. $3.50 each; 10 for $31.50.
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No other fruit tree can boast
flowers so spectacular or long lasting as the
huge bright orange-red carnation-like blooms.
Then right at Thanksgiving time, the bush
is loaded with big, shiny, crimson fruits.
l-year trees, $2.75 each; $25.00 per 10.
Pears
Generally, pears are best suited to colder
areas, however, these varieties have been
especially selected as best for Southern Cali-
fornia conditions. Better crops will result if
two or more kinds are planted together. All
pears: caliper %%-inch uv, $2.75 each; $25.00
for 10 of one variety.
Large-Fruited Winter Nelis Good for South-
ern California. It bears big crops of large
long-keeping fruit with a rich aromatic flavor.
Needs a pollinator. October and November.
Beurre d’Anjou Large yellow fruit brushed
with crimson. Sweet, juicy and delicious.
Keeps well. October-November.
Bartlett Famous and widely planted variety.
Big, yellow, ruby-cheeked fruit with rich
buttery flesh. August.
Gorham Similar to Bartlett in appearance.
Has a spicy aroma and a rich flavor. Par-
ticularly good for Southern California.
Red Bartlett
Max-Red Bartlett Identical with the famous
Bartlett in size and quality. Differs in the
rich cherry to mahogany-red color of the
ripened fruit. August. Plant Pat. No. 741.
Dwarf Pears
With these dwarf trees, it is easy to grow
pears and enjoy them in almost any home
planting. The trees are seldom over 8 feet
tall and start bearing almost immediately.
The fruit is just as large and fine as that from
any other pear tree.
All Dwarf Pear trees, budded on special
rootstock: 34-inch caliper and up, $3.95 each,
$35.00 for 10 of one variety.
Bartlett Beurre d’Anjou
Gorham Max-Red Bartlett (Pat.)
Large-fruited Winter Nelis
Pecans
The trees are excellent for shade anywhere,
but will fruit heavily only where there is a
great deal of summer heat and abundant
moisture. l-year trees, 12-inch caliper and
up, $7.95 each; $70.00 for 10 of one variety.
Mahan Pecan The nuts are often 214 inches
in length! The paper-thin shells are filled
with big richly flavored -kernels. which are
easily removed in one piece.
Success The nuts are oblong, have a thin
shell and the plump kernels are very richly
flavored.
Quince
The quinces are rich in pectin and nothing
excels them for making jellies and jams.
Easy to grow anywhere. Bare root trees, 34-
inch up, $2.75 each, $25.00 for 10 of one
variety.
Pineapple A round, short-necked, golden yel-
Th low fruit with a flavor and aroma sugges-
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tive of pineapples. October.
Smyrna Large fruit of lemon yellow. Makes
delicious jelly alone or combined with other
fruits. October.
Plums
Climax, Santa Rosa and Sierra are
depending on environ-
as well as
self-fruitful
mental conditions.
these four,
The others,
will generally set fruit much
better when interplanted with other varieties
for cross-pollination.
Varieties are listed in their approximate or-
der of ripening.
All varieties below except Sierra:
¥g-inch caliper and up,
$20.00 for 10 of one variety.
$2.25 each;
Beauty Large, deep crimson fruit with am-
ber-colored flesh, juicy and full-flavored. Pol-
linizer: Santa Rosa, Satsuma, Inca. June.
yellow, heart-shaped
fruit with a deep red blush, and firm yellow
flesh. Not always consistent in mild-wintered
areas. Pollinizers: Beauty, Santa Rosa. Late
— Santa Rosa Big purplish crimson fruit with
delicious amber colored flesh. Bears fairly’
well everywhere without a _ pollinizer,
often better planted with Beauty or Mari-
posa. Late June.
Sierra
This new Armstrong variety is a cross of
Inca and Santa Rosa and combines the good
qualities of both. The amber flesh is sweet
and firm with the richest of plum flavors. The
skin color, approaching that of Santa Rosa,
is heavily mottled with rich red and overlaid
with a purple bloom. In all tests at Ontario,
crops have been extremely heavy and there
is evidence that Sierra is at least partially
self-fruitful. Until we have further verifica-
Wwe recommend that
planted with Santa Rosa for maximum yield.
Early July. Plant Pat. No. 1482. $3.50 each;
$31.50 for 10 of one variety.
7 Hollywood It is spectacular! The spring flow-
f ers are light pink, the big broad foliage is
purple-red, and the delicious juicy fruit with
its bright red flesh is dark purplish-red. Plant
Inca with it. Late June.
e Satsuma Well-known Japanese Blood Plum.
Deep red with a heavy lilac bloom and well
flavored dark purplish red flesh. Good for
canning. Pollinizers: Santa Rosa,
Inca Fine yellow plum with firm,
golden flesh, juicy and richly flavored. Bears
big crops with Santa Rosa for a pollinizer.
~) Mariposa The gigantic purple-red fruits have
/ blood-red fiesh with a honey-like flavor and
abundant juice. There is no bitterness to the
skin or at the pit—just rich sweet goodness
through and through. Pollinizers:
Santa Rosa, Satsuma. Late July.
Sugar Sweet Prunes
The dried fruit is familiar to everyone but
fresh prunes taste even better.
varieties below:
caliper and up, $2.25 each; $20.00 per 10 of
one variety.
l-year trees,
-) French Improved Large oval fruits of deep
purple, with sweet yellow flesh. The standard
variety for drying. Self-fruitful. September.
purplish-red fruit, ‘
sweetest of all. Particularly fine for Southern
California. Self-fruitful. Late July.
Sugar Very
4 Standard The largest and handsomest of
/ prunes. Dark blue with sweet amber-colored
flesh. Use either variety above as pollinator.
Walnuts
The walnut is one of California’s favorite
trees for fruit and shade. They grow large,
so allow plenty of room for them.
All walnuts, 14-inch caliper and up: $4.95
each, $43.50 per 10 of one variety.
Eureka Very large, elongated nuts, with
cream-colored, plump waxy kernels. Better
quality nut than Placentia and stands more
heat and frost, but does not bear as young
nor as heavily.
Payne A very popular commercial walnut in
the central valleys of California because of
the extremely early and heavy crops borne
by the young trees and because of its hardi-
ness. Exceptionally high quality.
Placentia Generally favored for Southern
California. The medium sized nuts have a
smooth, thin, strong shell, well filled with
richly flavored meat. Bears very large crops.
Willson Wonder It is often called the “Jum-
bo Walnut” because of its enormous size.
The nuts often measure more than 2 inches
in diameter! An excellent variety for home
use not only for the spectacular nuts, but
the trees bear young and are very hardy.
This variety does not produce the large crops
of the standard commercial varieties.
Thomas Black Walnut
A ected strain of Eastern Black Walnut
with a shell comparatively thin and easily
cracked. It has all of the rich black walnut
flavor and grows easily anywhere.
Vegetables
Green Globe Artichoke
The finest artichoke for market or home use.
Large fine-flavored buds with a big tender
heart. Easily grown, but does best in mild
climates. 85c each, $8.00 per 10.
Cherry Rhubarb
Has the brightest red color and the large
stalks are crisp and juicy. You will enjoy
the improved flavor and quality when you
grow your own. 75¢ each, $7.00 per 10.
Asparagus
Either variety below: 25 plants, $2.95; 100 for
$8.95.
Mary Washington Popular dark green va-
riety that is early and vigorous.
Paradise New U.S.D.A. selection. More re-
sistant to rust than Mary Washington.
Strawberries
Donner Developed by the University of Cali-
fornia. If you want the brightest color and
the richest flavor, plant this. Bears early and
keeps well. 25 for $2.00, 100 for $6.25.
Lassen Another University of California in-
troduction which is rapidly replacing all
other kinds commercially in Southern Cali-
fornia. Bears large highly colored flavorful
berries quickly and abundantly. 25 for $2.00,
100 for $6.25.
Rockhill No. 24 Without a doubt, this is the
best of the everbearing types and it is the
ideal berry for home use. The huge, bright
red, honey-sweet berries start ripening early
and you can continue to pick them until
late fall. The strawberry bed will never have
a runner, in fact, the plants are quite orna-
mental and make an excellent border. This
is the best strawberry for growing in jars
or barrels, too. 10 for $2.50, 25 for $5.00, 100
for $15.00.
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Cane Berries
Plants of all berry varieties are available at
any of our six nurseries or can be ordered
for shipment during the months of January,
February, March and April.
Blackberries
Himalaya An exceptionally vigorous variety
with pig crops of medium-sized, shiny, jet-
black berries of excellent quality. 45c each,
$4.00 per 10.
lallie A fine new blackberry for Southern
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Cr Rocalaee Loganberry
The tart, wine-red berries have long been
a favorite for jams, jellies, or eating fresh.
Thorns if any are very small. Rooted Tips,
65c each, 10 for $6.00.
New Improved Grapes
Each of these new hybrids has a distinctive
quality which makes it superior to com-
parable older kinds. Prices on all varieties
below: 95¢ each, $8.50 per 10 of one variety.
+ Delight The first seedless grape with a true
/ Muscat flavor. Similar to Thompson Seedless
California—juicy, and full of sweet rich flav- /
or. Bears more heavily than Boysenberry.
65c each, $6.00 per 10.
~» Boysenberry
The huge, reddish-black berries are high in
quality, sweet with a delightful aroma. They
are unexcelled for pies, jams, preserves, or
for eating fresh. Rooted Tips, 45c each, $4.00
per 10,
Raspberries
Munger One of the finest of all Blackcaps
with large, jet-black berries, sweet and highly
flavored, 65c each, $6.00 per 10.
Sodus Purple The big purple berries, about
twice the size of ordinary raspberries, are
juicy, sweet, and filled with old-fashioned
raspberry flavor. 65c each, 10 for $6.00.
Bonanza An Armstrong-introduced variety
particularly well suited for Southern Cali-
fornia. Consistently bears big, firm, bright red
berries with a delicious flavor. Plant Pat.
No. 908. 65c each, 10 for $6.00.
in appearance and size and ripening a few
days ahead of it. Early.
aos Muscat A hybrid between Black
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Muscat and the “‘slipskin’’? Diamond. Large,
golden green berries with a mild Muscat
flavor. Early mid-season.
~7Perlette Translucent, green, seedless grape.
f. Greatly resembles Thompson Seedless but is
larger and ripens 2 to 3 weeks earlier. Very
early.
Scarlet Introduced as an improvement over
/ Concord for California. The jet-black berries
are fine for juice or jellies. A particularly
good arbor grape. Early midseason.
Bearing Size Grapes
These are 3-year old, 6 to 7 foot vines, with
the roots balled in earth. If planted early,
they will usually fruit the same year. Prices
on all varieties below, $7.45 each.
Black Monukka Concord
Delight Golden Muscat
Perlette Ribier
Scarlet Thompson Seedless
Sub-Tropical Fruiting
Cherimoya
The unique, large, green, heart-shaped fruits
have a delicious, ice cream-like, white flesh
and they ripen in winter when other fruits
are scarce. The tree, with its huge, velvety
foliage, is fast growing and requires about
the same conditions as a citrus tree. Hand-
pollination insures bigger crops (our sales-
men will tell you how to do it). Prices on all
varieties below: Balled, l-year trees, $8.95
each.
Ott The original tree of this variety at
Whittier, California, has never failed to pro-
duce a large crop. The fruit has a sweet, full-
bodied flavor that will please the most jaded
appetite. Plant Pat. No. 656, 26°.
Deliciosa The flavor and quality are excel-
lent and so is the production, but the fruit
is not all large. The most resistant to cold
and wind of all variteies. 25°.
Chaffey This excels in the heavy crops which
it consistently produces in coastal areas. The
fruit is handsome and the flavor excellent.
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Sapote
A densely foliaged evergreen tree which is
very ornamental. The fruit resembles a green
apple, but the melting flesh has a rich peach-
like flavor. Many people not able to eat other
fruits relish Sapotes because of the high pep-
sin content. 20°. Either variety below: balled,
l-year trees, $8.45 each.
Wilson A tall, slender tree. Bears big crops,
ripening fruit from August through January.
Suebelle Considered by many to have the
best flavor. A large, handsome spreading tree
which fruits over a long season.
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Olives
Picturesque and easy to live with, olive trees
are valuable for creating a typical California
atmosphere. Originally brought here by the
Spanish Padres, they thrive in most all of
California. All varieties: 5-gal. tins, $5.95;
16-inch box, $26.95.
Mission The well-known variety introduced
by the Spanish Padres.
of good quality. Upright tree. November.
7) Manzanillo. The leading commercial variety
in California. A good-looking spreading tree
with medium-large fruit of superior quality.
Late October. 16-inch box only.
’ Bonita A new variety sold only for orna-
mental use. It is more vigorous, has larger
brighter foliage than other olives and gen-
erally produces little fruit. 5-gal. size is avail-
able in single or multiple trunk form,
Orchard Planting
Olive trees for commercial orchard planting
are field-grown and are furnished bare root.
They should be planted from February to
June for best results. Write for special prices
on bare root trees for commercial planting.
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These ra selected seedlings of that most
famous of tropical fruits, the Mango. In the
mild, frostless coastal and foothill areas of
Southern California, they will grow and fruit.
30°. 5-gal. tins, $8.95.
Tropical Mango
ies Seedless. A
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/ skinned grapes with a delightful sweet flavor.
Medium-sized fruit / f
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_> Carica
Grapes
These are famous California varieties, most
of which have been brought in from old-
world vineyards. Most of them are especially
good table grapes. Prices on all varieties be-
low: 55c each, $5.00 per 10 of one variety.
~,Cardinal Large, crisp, deep red grape, sweet
/ and delicious. Ripens long before any variety
of comparable type. Very early.
Black Monukka. A delicious reddish-black
grape with never a seed. Midseason.
well-known, early-
ripening, greenish white grape. Sweet flav-
ored and seedless. Early.
_, Ribier Huge, round, black grapes with a fine
flavor. Early midseason,
. Muscat Large, round, green berries, with a
rich unforgettable flavor. Late midseason.
—yBlack Hamburg Huge bunches of big, Mus-
/ cat-flavored, coal-black grapes. One of the
easiest kinds to grow. Late midseason.
Lady Finger Elongated white-
Early midseason.
— Flame Tokay Big, beautiful, brilliant to deep
fs red grapes with a fair flavor. Late midseason.
~? Old-Fashioned Concord
Everyone is familiar with this blue-black
native eastern “slipskin.’”’ It is Known for
its distinctive foxy flavor and in cooler areas
nothing excels it for juice or jelly. Early
midseason. 95c each, $8.50 per 10.
Plants
Loquats
A fine small tree with big bold foliage which
is very ornamental and which provides de-
licious early ripening fruit as well. Hardy
and easily grown most anywhere. 2-year
trees, $7.95 each.
Champagne The big, yellow-skinned, white-
fleshed fruits are exceptionally juicy with a
zippy zestful tang. They are just right for
jelly, too. March to May. 18°.
old Nugget The glossy deep orange fruits
fare tops in both appearance and flavor. The
orange flesh is sweeter than that of Cham-
pagne and the fruit ripens later. May to
June. 18°.
~— 7 Macadamia Nut
The tree grows to 25 feet in height and is
densely clothed with large toothed leaves.
The round hard-shelled nuts have a marvel-
ous flavor. Trees are grown from seed taken
from heavy-bearing trees, but we cannot
guarantee commercial production. 5-gal. tins,
$7.95.
Papayas
“Melons on Trees’’—that’s what
the fruit resembles when hanging from the
large-leaved plant. Suitable only for sunny,
well-drained locations, which are absolutely
frostless. Cross pollination is necessary for
fruit, so it is advisable to plant at least three.
Gal. tins, $2.95.
cudinamarcensis Mountain Papaya.
Ornamental and tropical-looking, with dark
green 15-inch leaves, Hardier than Payaya
Solo, but the occasional fruits have little
value. Gal. tins, $2.95.
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Healthful Citrus Fruits
Note present restrictions on the movement
of citrus trees from area to area make it
impossible for us to fill mail orders. However,
you will find a complete stock of citrus
varieties available at each of our six sales-
yards throughout the year.
California Oranges
All varieties below: Trees, caliper 12-inch up,
$7.45 each; $65.00 per 10 of one variety.
Robertson Navel Orange In size, flavor and
juiceness, it is equal to any California Navel.
The fruit ripens several weeks earlier than
Washington and you can let it hang on for
use as needed. The tree is smaller than that
of Washington and will bear while much
younger. An ideal “home orchard” orange.
Washington Navel Orange The world-famous
winter-ripening seedless orange of California.
In flavor, juiciness, and quality, the large
fruit is unexcelled. Peels easily and the de-
licious sections are easily separated.
Summernavel Orange This variety makes it
possible to enjoy fine Navel oranges from
March through July. In appearance, quality
and flavor, they are equal to any Navel. Plant
Pat. No. 347.
Valencia Orange The most popular summer
orange the world over. Starts ripening in May
and you can pick fresh fruit filled with
healthful juice almost every day throughout
the summer and fall.
Armstrong Seedless Valencia In size, ap-
pearance, and quality, the fruit is the equal
of any Valencia, but you have to look through
many of these to find a single seed. The big
tree grows as vigorously as that of the regu-
lar Valencia.
Tarocco Orange An orange with brightly
colored red flesh which yields richly flavored
ruby juice. The medium size thin-skinned
fruit ripens in April and May and has a
delicious flavor. The tree grows and bears
well in all areas, but the flesh color will be
more intense in warmer areas inland.
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Big Juicy Lemons
Frost Eureka Lemon California’s finest lem-
/ on is the Eureka. It will ripen fruit all year.
This recent nucellar strain is an improve-
ment on the old Eureka. Large, smooth, and
almost seedless—these are very top quality.
Trees, 12-inch caliper up, $7.45 each; $65.00
per 10.
Meyer Lemon Ripens big, juicy, orange-
f colored lemons throughout most of the year
and is hardy enough to withstand severe
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frosts. Marvelous for home planting as a tree, /
hedge, or large shrub and will give you
plenty ef useful fruit. Grows easily anywhere
from the coast to the desert. Gal. tins, $1.75;
5-gal. iins, $5.95. Tree form, ¥2-inch caliper
up, $7.45 each.
Grapefruit
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Either variety below: Trees, Y2-inch_up, $7.45 Y
each; $65.00 ver 10 of one variety.
Marsh Seedless The best commercial variety.
Large, almost seedless, with abundant juice
and a fine flavor.
.» Ruby Grapefruit The newest and best of
pink-fleshed grapefruit. Has the brightest
color in desert areas, but it is top quality
wherever you plant it.
-j7 Bearss Lime
The most widely planted of all limes for com-
mercial or home use. Ripens most of its high-
ly acid seedless fruit with its piquant lime
flavor in summer when limes are most ap-
preciated. Trees, caliper 2-inch up, $7.45
each.
_4 Calamondin
An interesting and extremely hardy citrus
which bears great big crops of little reddish-
orange fruits with an unusual tangy flavor
throughout much of the year. They make
good marmalade or may be used as a lime
substitute. The handsome, glossy, green
foliage and compact habit make it a hand-
some shrub for any sunny spot. Gal. tins,
$1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.
Mandarin Oranges
All Mandarin varieties below: Trees, caliper
¥2-inch up, $7.45 each.
Kara Mandarin The bright orange flesh
yields juice sweeter and richer than anything
you have ever tried—and what a pleasant
source of vitamins! The compact, good-look-
ing tree bears huge crops.
Kinnow Mandarin Smooth-skinned glossy
fruits are slightly smaller than those of Kara,
but they lack nothing in quality. The tree is
particularly good-looking.
Dancy Tangerine Large, handsome, thin-
skinned, orange-red fruits, borne on a big,
vigorous, heavy-producing tree.
Clementine Tangerine Medium size, sweet
and delicious, the fruit is rich red in color.
Does well everywhere and will ripen tanger-
ines for Christmas in desert sections.
Satsuma (Owari) Orange Our nucellar strain
is considerably more vigorous and faster
growing than the original type, but produces
the same big, flat, loose-skinned fruits, sweet,
juicy, and practically seedless. A rather
dwarf tree, seldom exceeding 8 feet in height,
bears well in all districts and is one of our
hardiest oranges. Ripe at Christmas time.
(Tree caliper 3g-inch and up).
7 Minneola Tangelo
An interesting hybrid between the tangerine
and the grapefruit, its delicious juice has
some of the flavor qualities of both. The
large, glossy-skinned reddish orange fruits
are borne consistently in all areas. Trees,
caliper /2-inch up, $7.45 each.
Nagami Kumquat
An ornamental, rounded, dwarf tree, seldom
over 8 feet tall. Has big crops of small, olive-
shaped, golden orange fruits, especially fine
for marmalade or for pickling. Trees, caliper
¥g-inch up, $7.45 each.
Avocados — The King of Salad Fruits
7 wxeen A thin-skinned hardy variety with
When To Plant——Hardiness
At any of our salesyards, you will find avoca-
do trees ready for immediate planting
throughout the entire year. If you are in
doubt about the best variety for your area,
we will be glad to help you.
Damage from frost varies with the condition
of the tree, time of vear, and the length of
exposure. Newly planted trees cannot be
expected to withstand the temperatures in-
dicated for each variety and should be given
some protection.
Sizes. Armstrong avocado trees average from
4 to 6 feet in height. All varieties: $7.45 each,
20 or more, one variety or assorted, $4.95
each.
Anaheim A tall slender tree which does
particularly well near the coast. The fruit is
medium to large, glossy green, and well
flavored. A profitable commercial kind be-
cause of the huge crops. May to August. 28°.
Bacon Relatively new and becoming increas-
ingly more. popular, both with commercial
and home growers. Bacon is a hardy Mexican
type, a heavy and consistent bearer, and
seems to be well suited for all areas. The
fruit is of medium size, green, pear shaped
and excellent in quality. December to Feb-
Tuary. 23>.
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A Haas Now a
/ because of its consistently big crops and high
Duke Shiny, oval, green fruits with buttery
flesh and a mild pleasant flavor. One of the
Especially good for colder interior areas.
September-October. 22°.
+Edranol The dark green, pear-shaped fruits
have a marvelous flavor—deliciously rich and
nutlike. The tree is a slender, upright grower,
which produces big crops in the interior
areas. Splendid summer fruit for commercial
or home planting. May to August. 26°.
Emerald This hardy variety has produced
well in such widely separated locations as
Riverside and the San Diego coastal area.
The tall slender tree produces regular crops
of medium-sized green fruit with richly flav-
ored buttery flesh. December-January. 23°
Fuerte This is California’s leading avocado
and does well in all avocado areas, except
the coldest interior valleys. The fruit is pear-
shaped, of medium size, with a green skin
and creamy yellow fiesh. The large spread-
ing tree is very ornamental. December to
May. 24°.
leading commercial variety
quality. The purplish-black fruit is of me-
dium size, has rich buttery flesh and a small
seed. Ripens over a long period, from May
to October. 26°,
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green pear-shaped fruit of excellent quality.
The tree is very handsome, large, spreading
and symmetrical. It
young. November to December.
starts bearing while
22°),
Mexicola The best variety for areas where
summer heat is excessive and temperatures
sometimes drop below 25° in winter. One of
the most consistent of all varieties in bear-
ing—small purplish-black fruit with a smooth
skin. Large spreading tree. August to Sep-
tember. 19°.
-y Rincon A good commercial or home variety
recommended particularly for coastal zones
but good inland as well. The fruit is medium
size, green, pear-shaped, and has a rich
nutty flavor. A big spreading tree which
ripens consistently good crops from February
to May. 26°.
on a big, good-looking shade tree. The me-
Jens Top quality, green summer fruit, borne
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dium sized fruit ripens from May to October,
and is all anyone could ask for in appear-
ance and quality. 26°.
Zutano The light green pear-shaped fruit
resembles Fuerte and ripens just ahead of
that variety. A thin-skinned Mexican type
which markets readily, and is fine for home
use as well. Reports from all areas say
“Heavy and consistent production.’’ Novem-
ber to January. 26°.
Permanent Evergreen Shrubs
Armstrong Quality
Any plant or tree sold by the Armstrong Nurseries must measure
up to the standards of qual'ty which have been maintained for
nearly 70 years. Short cuts can be used in the propagation of the
nursery stock, but Armstrong plants are never grown in any way
which might jeopardize their performance or in any way lessen the
satisfaction which they are able to give you.
Shipping Plants in Containers
Shipments of plants in continers or balled to points outside of our
truck delivery zone will be forwarded by express or freight with
transportation costs collected upon delivery. Also, we make a charge
of 10% of the cost for packing such material. No charge for packing
or transportation is made on bare root stock.
Garden Aristocrats — The Camellias
Every garden is enhanced with one or several
camellia plants. They will provide beautiful
all year foliage and you can pick your fav-
orite color and flower form and lovely long-
lasting blooms right in mid winter.
Prices on all varieties below (except Cin-
derella, Buddha and Crimson Robe): Gal. tins,
$3.45 each; 5-gal. tins, $9.45 each.
Alba Plena No wonder it is called “the per-
fect white.’”’ The high-centered double flowers
never have a petal out of place and never
show a stamen.
Anita The rows of wide flaring petals, deep
pink striped and flecked with red, surround
a compact tuft of golden stamens. A hand-
some plant which blooms to beat the band.
Cc. M. Hovey (Colonel Firey) Beautiful very
double flowers, up to 5 inches across, of glow-
ing rich crimson. Blooms late.
C. M. Wilson The same flower form as the
popular Elegans—broad petals surrounding a
high tuft of petaloids—except this is an all-
over clear soft pink. The huge flowers are
always perfect and the vigorous low-spread-
ing plant blooms profusely.
Candida Elegantissima Large semi-double
with big ruffled petals. The color is bright
rose-pink, heavily marbled with white. A
vigorous, upright plant.
Cinderella, 1957 All-America
Cinderella The medium size flower is unique
in form with its rows of big wavy petals,
notched and fluted at the edges. Rose-pink
at the center, the petals have a lacy snowy-
white border. The plant is a fine one, big,
vigorous and free-blooming. Plant Pat. No.
1281. Gal. tins, $5.00 each; 5-gal. tins, $17.50
each.
Daikagura The first camellia to bloom—often
in early October. The flowers, with rows of
big wavy petals arranged informally, are
deep rose-pink (sometimes blotched with
white).
Debutante An early blooming double peony
type. The delicate pink flowers are medium
size, perfect for corsages, and the tall vigor-
ous plant will give you plenty of them.
Donation This, like J. C. Williams, is an
unusual English hybrid, a saluenensis japoni-
ca cross. The flowers are semi-double with
at least two rows of large wavy petals. It
is also somewhat larger than the flower of
J. C. Williams and a shade deeper in color,
a warm clear pink. This is the first year we
have been able to offer plants propagated
from the original stock received from Eng-
land. We are told that large well established
plants are extremely profuse in bloom and
that the flowers are sometimes up to 5 inches
across.
Donckelari This is the famous English Don-
ckelari with flowers as much as 6 inches in
diameter, Two rows of velvety deep rich red
petals with flecks and splashes of white, sur-
round a tuft of golden stamens.
Eleanor Hagood The big, high-centered
double flowers, 4 to 5 inches across, remind
you of a giant Pink Perfection. The fine,
large, bushy plant blooms late.
Elegans (Chandler) Big 6-inch blooms of
rose-pink lightly splashed with white. Broad
petals surround a high tuft of petaloids mak-
ing this a very spectacular camellia. A low-
growing plant which blooms very freely.
Fimbriata A large, high-centered, snow-white,
formal double with each petal fringed or fim-
briated at the edge. The plant is low and
spreading. Blooms early.
Gigantea Fittingly named—the broad-petaled
double flowers are gigantic. The color is deep
red, marbled with white. Tall vigorous plant.
Glen 40 A beautiful big formal double with
many broad perfectly imbricated petals of
deep red. The orange undertone makes the
flower glow like a red hot coal. Even young
plants bloom freely. Midseason.
Herme (Jordan’s Pride) Semi-double flowers
of bright pink with a broad, irregular border
of white around each big petal. Big, bushy,
easy-to-grow plant.
High Hat Blooms extremely early—often in
October. Peony-like double flowers, 342 to 4
inches across, are soft shell-pink with vein-
ings of rose-pink.
J. C. Williams A rare and unusual English
hybrid. The single row of dawn-pink petals
flares gracefully to a 3 to 342-inch bloom. A
fast-growing plant marvelous for winter
plooms.
Joshua Youtz Graceful informal blooms with
rows of wavy white petals faintly touched
with pink. The plant and flowers are similar
to those of Daikagura, and this is also an
early blooming variety.
Lalla Rookh (Laurel Leaf) A perfect formal
double of medium size—rose-pink sometimes
marbled white. Tall-growing vigorous plant
with long slender leaves.
Lila Lee The double peony-like flowers are
medium in size and snowy-white. The big
luxuriantly-foliaged plant never fails to set
huge numbers of flowers. Early midseason.
Plant Pat. No. 891.
Special Camellia Offers
Cornerstone Collection
Four lovely and easy-to-grow kinds.
Mathotiana Huge red.
Princess Bacciochi Light red.
Purity Snow white.
Debutante Warm pink.
Cornerstone Collection: One each of
the above gallon tin size
$1095
Plus 4% sales tax in California
All Star Trio
A marvelous addition to any garden.
Alba Plena Snowy white.
Eleanor Hagood Big formal pink.
Glen 40 The best red.
All Star Trio: One plant each of these
kinds in gallon tins
$795
Plus 4% sales tax in California
Margarete Hertrich A lovely, fully-double,
perfectly imbricated white. The flowers are
medium to large with row after row of petals
and never a one out of place. Big, free-
blooming plant. Midseason.
Mathotiana (Julia Drayton) Often 6 inches
across, very double, high-centered and love-
ly, the flowers are brilliant scarlet. Usually
has the big, high-pointed, rosebud-like cen-
ter as in the illustration on the cover, but
occasionally this will give way to a tuft of
golden stamens. A big, vigorous plant. Mid-
season to late.
Mrs. Charles Cobb A peony type of medium
size, with large petals. One of the most deep-
ly colored of all camellias—a rich glowing
dark red which never blues. Midseason to
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Pink Perfection Its name describes it per-
fectly. The formal double blooms are deli-
cate pink. Often appear from Thanksgiving
until late spring.
Prince Eugene Napoleon (Pope Piux IX) The
formal, double, rosy red blooms are always
perfect with never an open center. One of
the easiest of all camellias to grow.
Princess Bacciochi Velvety, carmine-red,
peony-like blooms, always perfect and always
plenty of them. One of the best looking of
all camellia plants.
Purity Symmetrical, beautifully formed, dou-
ble, snowy-white blooms of large size—every
one is perfect. Blooms late—often at Easter.
Ville de Nantes Each petal of the big double
red flower is deeply frilled or fimbriated.
Sometimes flat, sometimes high-centered, the
flowers are always striking.
Reticulata Camellias
Buddha-All-America 1958
The newest All-America Camellia Winner, a
Hybrid Reticulata originating in China. The
wavy fluted petals arch inward to give the
5 to 6 inch flower great depth. The color is
phlox-pink with the fascinating iridescent
quality peculiar to Reticulatas. The plant,
with long lance-like foliage, is very vigorous,
more open in habit, and less formal than
are plants of the Japonicas. Plant Pat. No.
1215. Gal. tins, $6.95 each; 5-gal. tins, $19.95
each.
Crimson Robe This is acclaimed one of the
most striking of all the Reticulatas introduced
so far—a huge flower with big wavy petals
of glowing iridescent red surrounding a tuft
of golden stamens. The plant is vigorous,
rather open and angular in habit. Gal. tins,
$6.95.
Quantity Saving
Your choice of any 3 camellias in gal. tins
selling regularly at $3.45 each—$8.79 (You
save $1.56).
Your choice, any 3 camellias in 5-gal. tins
selling regularly at $9.45 each—$24.45 (You
save $3.90).
Colorful Spring Blooming Azaleas
Cascading masses of cheery bloom—white, lavenders, salmons, and
reds—can be yours for many weeks in late winter and early spring
with azaleas. Several plants are effective, but a mass planting makes
a garden show piece.
Rutherfordianas
These are magnificent hybrids with blooms so
large and so profuse that you are often not
able to see the plant. Grows 2 to 4 feet in
height and always well covered with shining
evergreen foliage. All varieties, blooming size,
6-inch pots, $3.95; 9-in pots, $6.95; Specimens
in tubs, $17.50.
Constance Deep lavender-pink, paling to
light pink at the center. Blooms early to mid-
season
Dorothy Gish Brick-red with darker red
markings at the throat. Early to midseason.
Firelight Semi-double—of bright cherry-red
with gracefully ruffled petals. Early.
L. J. Bobbink Big wavy-petaled flowers of
extremely lovely lilac or mauve. Blooms late.
Purity Big high-centered blooms of immac-
ulate white with two rows of daintily ruffled
petals. An early and very prolific bloomer.
Pink Purity Just like Purity in all particu-
lars except that the flowers are a deep cerise
to red.
Rose Queen Large, double, deep rose pink
flowers—the brightest of any pink azalea we
have. Blooms early.
Azaleas require a well-drained shady spot and an acid soil. Use
peat moss liberally with your planting mixture. Instructions on the
planting and care of camellias and azaleas will be found in your
Armstrong Planting Instructions.
Indica Azaleas
These are world famous for their big color-
ful flowers. The plants are evergreen and
very attractive, somewhat lower-growing and
more spreading than other types. All va-
rieties, blooming size, 6-inch pots, $3.95.
Albert and Elizabeth Deep pink, edged and
flecked with white. Early.
Fred Sanders. Deep cherry-red. Early.
Mme. Petrick Superba Semi-double, rosy
pink with a margin of white. Early.
Red Wing Ruffled flowers of rich red with
an orange undertone. Blooms early and flow-
ers are long-lasting. Plant Pat. No. 1159.
Schame Frize Deep salmon-pink with flecks
of red. Double. Midseason.
William Van Orange Traffic signal red. Very
large double flower. Blooms late.
Azalea Coccinea
The large upright plant flowers profusely,
carrying big single magenta flowers for many
weeks in the spring. The easiest to grow and
the hardiest of all the azaleas we list. 6-inch
pots. $3.95.
Permanent Evergreen
Abelia
Abelia grandiflora The arching stems with
their small, shiny, bronze-green foliage are
almost continually covered with little fragrant
white flowers. Valuable for any landscape
use, it grows to 6 feet, but can be pruned
lower. Sun or part shade. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.65;
5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Acanthus
Acanthus mollis Huge notched leaves of pol-
ished green. The big tropical-looking foliage
fits perfectly into any modern planting. Par-
ticularly fine for planters, indoors or out.
4 ft. 20°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Acokanthera venenata
A large distinctive shrub with broad foliage
and an attractive bronzy color. The red tones
become more pronounced in full sun. In
spring it has small daphne-like flower clusters
with a jasmine-like fragrance. Slow grow-
ing. 10 to 12 feet. 28°. Gal. tins, $1.95.
Lily-of -the-Nile
Agapanthus africanus In early summer, 2-
foot spikes rise from a handsome clump of
dark green straplike foliage to be crowned
with huge 8-inch flower clusters of sparkling
blue. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Aralia chinensis
A striking large shrub or small tree with
deeply cut leaves from 2 to 4 feet long. Grows
to 10 feet or more, usually with a single
thorny trunk crowned with the unusual
leaves. Excellent as an accent plant with
tropicals. Sun or shade. 18°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.
Strawberry Madrone
Arbutus unedo A handsome large shrub with
thick dark green foliage. The white bell-
shaped flowers are followed by clusters of
brilliant red fruits resembling strawberries.
Sun or shade. 6 to 10 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95;
5-gal. tins, $6.95.
Arbutus andrachne An improved strain of
Strawberry Madrone. The flowers and “fruits”
are similar to those of A. unedo. It differs in
habit being more compact and more densely
covered with handsome dark glossy foliage.
$-gal. tins, $7.45.
Aster Frikarti
From early June to December, the 2 to 219-
inch lavender-blue flowers crowd every
branch, Excellent for cutting. Grows any-
where. Full sun or part shade. 20°. Gal. tins,
$1.75.
Golddust Plant
Aucuba japonica Golddust Big, glossy, 7-inch
leaves of light green flecked with gold. A
perfect large tropical foliage for any shady
spot, or for a planter, indoors or out. 15°.
Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.95.
Shrimp Plant
Beloperone guttata A compact little plant
with long spikes of coppery bronze bracts all
year. Sun or half shade. 2 ft. 24°. Gal. tins,
$1.65 each.
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Kurume Azaleas
Indescribably lovely in late winter and early
spring when the plants are covered with
clouds of pastel-hued bloom. The plants are
taller (3 to 6 feet) than those of either Ruther-
fordianas or Indicas and are hardy to about
10°. They sometimes lose some of their leaves
in winter. All varieties below, 6-inch pots,
$3.95.
Coral Bells The most popular of all Kuru-
mes. Semi-double flowers of dainty pink.
Laughing Water Unusual among Kurumes
for its very large blooms; 242 inches across.
The big fragrant flowers are snow-white.
New Azalea Hybrids
Azalea Eureka Hardy new Hybrid azalea
with big single salmon-pink blooms in clus-
ters of from 3 to 5. The plant is vigorous,
more spreading than high, and the foliage is
dark green and glossy. 6-inch pots, $3.95.
Azalea H. H. Hume Another hardy new hy-
brid resulting from U.S. Department of Agri-
culture research. The big single creamy-white
flowers are displayed in clusters of from 2 to
5. A vigorous plant, it is both erect and
spreading. 6-inch pots, $3.95.
Shrubs
Bergenia
Bergenia cordifolia A fine shade plant with
big broad foliage and spikes of exceedingly
lovely pink flowers. Blooms all winter. Full
shade. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Brassaia actinophylla
A very decorative plant with big polished
leaves 10 inches long. Eventually makes a
good small patio tree but is useful in planters
while young. Hardy to about 20°. Gal. tins,
$1.95.
Yesterday,
Today and Tomorrow
Brunfelsia calycina floribunda For six months
or more, the compact rounded shrub daily
opens showy fragrant flowers changing from
deep violet to white as they age. Sun or part
shade. 6 ft. 20°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins,
$6.95.
Boxwood
Buxus japonica Low and dense with tiny,
glossy, bright green leaves. One of the most
useful of all plants for a formal hedge or
trimmed specimen. 2 to 4 ft. 10°. Gal. tins,
$1.65; Flats of 100 plants, $8.00.
Trinidad Flame Bush
Calliandra guildingi Brilliant red pompon-
like flower heads cover the plant during the
spring and summer. The evergreen foliage is
lacy and fern-like. Full sun. 8 ft. 18°. Gal.
tins, $1.95; 5-gal- tins, $5.95.
Evergreen Shrubs for Every Landscape Need
Scarlet Bottle Bush
Callistemon viminalis A tall, slender, semi-
weeping plant which grows rapidly. Great
masses of cascading scarlet bloom in spring.
Full sun. 15 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins,
$6.45.
Callistemon lanceolatus Lower-growing and
more compact than C. viminalis. Displays
dazzling scarlet bloom over most of the year.
Drought resistant and grows anywhere. Sun.
6 to 8 ft. 18°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Serbian Bellflower
Campanula Rockcliffe The little plant, only
6 or 8 inches tall, displays hundreds of little
bell-shaped, lavender-blue flowers in sum-
mer. Marvelous for a border or ground cover
or in a shaded or partially shaded location.
10°. Gal. tins, $1.45.
Natal Plums
Carissa grandiflora The thick, shining, dark
green leaves form a perfect background for
the intensely fragrant, white, star-like blooms
and the edible brilliant scarlet fruit. Sun or
part skade. 6 to 8 ft. 26°. Gal. tins, $1.65;
§-gal. tins, $5.95.
Carissa Alles Lower growing and more
spreading than C. grandiflora. It has larger
fruit, but needs grandiflora nearby for pol-
lination. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Golden Wonder
Cassia artemisioides A tall graceful plant
with finely cut silvery-grey foliage. The
sweet-scented flowers, resembling big, yellow
bumblebees, perch all over it. Sun—little
water. 8 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins,
$5.95.
California Lilac
Ceanothus griseus One of the best of the
California Wild Lilacs. The handsome, thickly
foliaged plant displays long spikes of deep
rich blue flowers in spring. Intensely fragrant.
Dry soil. 6 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.95.
Night Blooming Jasmine
Cestrum parqui <A _ good-looking evergreen
shrub with shiny bright green foliage. At
night the intense fragrance from its small
white flowers will scent the entire garden.
Full sun. 5 ft. 22°. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Geraldton Wax Flower
Chamaelaucium Cameo Pink A graceful open
shrub with finely cut foliage. The waxy little
blooms of dainty pink are fine for cutting and
arranging. Full sun. 5 to 6 ft. 22°. Gal. tins,
$1.95.
Rockroses
Cistus corbariensis The compact sage-green
foliage is covered each spring with lovely
crepe-like white flowers. Thrives in dry soil,
sea spray, hot sun—in fact, most anywhere.
3 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Cistus purpureus An excellent foundation or
background shrub for planting where the sun
is the hottest and soil the driest. In spring
and early summer it is covered with big
orchid-pink flowers. 4 feet high and 6 feet
across. Full sun. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Kafir Lily
Clivia grandiflora A fine plant to go with
camellias, ferns, or other shade lovers. From
a clump of broad, shiny, strap-like foliage,
18-inch stems rise to a crown of flaming
orange flowers. Excellent as a pot plant—
even indoors. 24°. Gal. tins, $2.95; 9-inch pots,
$7.95.
Cocculus laurifolius
Every day in the year, every big shiny leaf
on every one of the gracefully arching
branches is a clean bright green. Sun or part
shade. 8 ft. 25°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins,
$6.45,
Elephant Ear
Colocasia esculenta Exotic tropical plants
with immense leaves, often 3 feet or more in
length. They provide a lush tropical look in
any shaded or partially shaded place. If dam-
aged by frost, recovers quickly. 4 to 5 ft.
Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Australian Fuchsia
Correa pulchella From November to April
this compact densely foliaged shrub is cov-
ered with little bell-shaped flowers of soft
pink. Only 18 inches tall, but spreads to 4
or 5 feet. Any soil. Full sun. 24°. Gal. tins,
$1.95.
Correa magnifica Larger than C. pulchella,
about 4 feet, it has larger grey-green foliage.
The bell-shaped flowers, too, are larger and
are chartreuse in color. 4 ft. 18°. Gal. tins,
$1.95.
Berried Cotoneasters
Cotoneaster apiculta A spreading semi-pros-
trate shrub with long handsome foliage and
bright red berries as large as cranberries.
Grows anywhere. Full sun. 2 to 4 ft. 0°. Gal.
tins, $1.65.
Cotoneaster glaucophylla A large shrub with
gracefully arching branches clothed with
small grey-green leaves. White spring bloom
and red berries well into winter. 6 to 8 ft. 5°.
Gal. tins, $1.95.
Cotoneaster horizontalis A prostrate shrub
with angular branches hugging the ground. In
autumn the little leaves turn red and every
branch is lined with growing crimson berries.
2 ft. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Cotoneaster lactea Has large, luxuriant, ever-
green foliage and big clusters of bright red
berries in winter. 5 to 6 ft. 12°. Gal. tins,
$1.65.
Canary Bird Flower
Crotalaria agatiflora Fast growing plant with
light green foliage. The chartreuse flowers
which line each branch look just like canary
birds. Sun. Plenty of moisture. 6 to 10 ft. 25°.
Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Garden Orchids
Cymbidiums are long lasting orchids which
may be grown outdoors in Southern Califor-
nia, except in the hottest valley and desert
areas. You will find many varieties to choose
from at each of our six salesyards. Any va-
riety, 6-inch pots, $3.95 each; 3 for $9.95.
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Fragrant Daphne
Daphne odora A dwarf low-growing plant
with long thick leaves which are bright and
shiny throughout the year. The dainty creamy
white flower heads have enough fragrance to
scent the entire garden. Shade. Plenty of
moisture. 3 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $3.95; 5-gal. tins,
$9.95.
Daphne odora Rose Queen Like Daphne
odora, but has larger foliage, a slightly larger
plant and flowers of deep pink. 4 ft. 10°. Gal.
tins, $3.95; 5-gal. tins, $9.95.
Brazil Skyflower
Duranta stenostachya Graceful arching plant
with light green foliage and attractive little
4 to 6 inch sprays of purple blooms through-
out the summer. Sun or half shade. 4 to 6 ft.
24°. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Pride of Madeira
Echium fastuosum In June, the enormous
blue flower spikes rise above the large clump
of soft grey foliage. Likes full sun and good
drainage. 3 to 4 ft. 15° Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal.
tins, $6.45.
Silverberry
Elaeagnus pungens Fruitland A large spread-
ing shrub with big pointed leaves which look
as if they had been painted with a frosty gild.
Excellent coastal shrub but thrives anywhere.
Sun or part shade. 8 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65;
S-gal. tins, $5.95.
Heathers
Erica blanda A compact low plant with fine-
ly cut foliage and spectacular clusters of
bright red tubular flowers. Everblooming. Full
sun. 3 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95.
Erica canaliculata rosea From November to
March it is a solid mass of small rosy laven-
der flowers. A big, loose, graceful plant with
heath-like foliage. Full sun and good drain-
age. 6 to 8 ft. 12°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins,
$5.95.
Eugenia
Eugenia Armstrong This Armstrong intro-
duction will fit many garden spots unsuited
to the older and larger growing E. australis.
Comparatively dwarf, it has the shiny year
around eugenia foliage, but it is fine cut dark
green and closely knit. It stays neat and com-
pact with very little pruning. Plant Pat. No.
1037. 6 ft. 24°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5- gal. tins,
$6.45.
Eugenia paniculata australis A popular fo-
liage plant which will reach 12 or 15 feet in
height. Easily pruned to a single specimen or
ideal as a hedge. 24°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal.
tins, $6.45.
Poinsettia
Euphorbia Henriette Ecke Improved Giant
double Poinsettia, 9 to 12 inches across, with
many petals of brilliant scarlet. Full sun.
28°. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Fatshedera lizei
A hybrid between the giant-leaved Fatsia
japonica and the English Ivy. Somewhat re-
sembles both with handsome, 5-inch deep
green, glossy leaves. May be used as a shrub,
as a semi-climber or trained against a wall
or post in garden or planter. Sun or shade.
6 ft. 5°. Gal. tins, $1-95; 5-gal. tins, $6.45; 5-
gal., trellis, $9.95.
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Armstrong Evergreen Shrubs — The
Fatsia japonica
The big shining notched green leaves, 12 in-
ches across, are perfect for creating a lush
tropical effect. Excellent for planter use as
well as in the garden. Best in filtered or part
shade. 4 to 8 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal.
tins, $5.95.
Hardy Ferns
Nothing will enhance a bed of azaleas, camel-
lias or other shade-loving plants like a few of
these hardy ferns. They like the same grow-
ing conditions, too.
All varieties below: gal. tins or 6-inch pots,
$2.25 each. Woodwardia fimbriata in 5-gal.
tins, $7.45 each.
Cyrtomium falcatum House Holly Fern Dark
glossy fronds, 242 feet long. 5°
Polystichum adiantiforme Graceful triangu-
lar fronds, 2 feet long and 8 inches wide. 15°.
Polystichum setiferum Compact, feathery
fronds, 12 to 18 inches long. 0°.
Pteris tremula Australian Brake Fern Long,
feathery, bright green fronds, 2 to 3 feet. 15a
Woodwardia fimbriata Native mountain fern
with broad, arching fronds, 3 to 6 ft. 0°. 5-gal.
tins, only.
Grafted Feijoas
The Feijoas, or Pineapple Guavas, with their
good-looking all-year foliage and showy red
and white flowers, make excellent large or-
namentals. In addition to their fine appear-
ance, hardiness and easy culture, they pro-
vide an abundance of delicious fruit. 8 to
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Choiceana The fruit is as large as a hen’s
egg and has a delightful aroma suggestive of
pineapple, strawberries and bananas mixed.
This bears the largest and finest fruit, but
Coolidge must be planted with it for cross-
pollination. The plant is densely clothed with
foliage, dark green above, silver beneath.
Coolidge Oval fruit, not quite as large as
Choiceana, but with the same aroma and
flavor. This one will bear crops even when
planted alone.
Either variety above, grafted plants, gal. tins,
$2.25; 5-gal. tins, $6.95.
Fremontia mexicana
A large native shrub with attractive grey-
green foliage and a graceful spreading habit.
In late winter and spring it is covered with
masses of 3-inch golden yellow flowers. Full
sun—little water. Eventually grows to 15 feet
or more, 12°. Gal. tins, $2.95.
Fuchsias
You will find fuchsias of all types, from tall-
growing kinds to cascading types for hang-
ing baskets at your nearest Armstrong sales-
yard. Just the right color and the right type
to give you a colorful spot in any cool, moist,
shady part of your garden. And you will en-
joy showy blooms over a longer season than
is possible with any other shade-loving shrub.
Fuchsias are hardy to about 22°. All varieties,
gal. tins, $1.65 each.
Gerberas
Transvaal Daisies The long-stemmed, daisy-
like flowers are among the loveliest and most
graceful of flowers. They range in color from
straw through pink, yellow and orange to
searlet, are long-lasting and fine for cutting.
The plants need full sun and good drainage.
18°. Bare root divisions, 3 for $1.95; 6 for
$3.45; 12 for $5.95.
Gardenias
Gardenias, or Cape Jasmines, are unequalled
for their richly perfumed snowy-white blooms.
They do best in partial shade and need good
drainage and a slightly acid soil.
Gardenia jasminoides ‘“’Mystery’” The ex-
quisite snowy-white flowers with their rich
fragrance are the largest and finest of gar-
denias. The plant, too, is outstanding, having
the biggest, glossiest and most luxuriant fo-
liage of any garden gardenia. This Armstrong
strain is a specially selected one which we
think is the best you will find anywhere. 3
to 4 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Gardenia veitchi The flowers are smaller than
those of Gardenia Mystery (about 2 inches),
but will produce nearly twice as many of
them and they are just as delightfully fra-
grant. The plant is a little smaller and lower
with smaller foliage. 2 to 3 ft. 18°. Gal. tins,
$1.65,
Uh, Strawberry Guava
Red CAttley Guava A handsome glossy-leaved
evergreen plant averaging from 5 to 8 ft.
in height. Always has an abundance of deep
red fruits, unsurpassed for jams or jellies.
22°. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Veronica
Hebe speciosa A good-looking, thickly foli-
aged, rounded shrub with showy spikes of
wine-red flowers. Good for the coast. Sun
or part shade. Part shade inland. 3 to 4 ft.
22°, Gal. tins, $1.65.
Hibiscus chinensis
One of the showiest of sun loving plants for
Southern California, they bloom throughout
the year. All of the varieties listed below are
single unless otherwise noted. All have big,
handsome evergreen foliage and are hardy
to about 28°.
All varieties listed below except those in-
dividually priced, gal. tins, $1.75; 5-gal. tins,
$5.95.
Agnes Galt Big deep coral-pink flowers. It
is a very strong growing kind which out-
blooms all others.
Brilliante Immense brilliant scarlet blooms—
one of the most satisfactory and popular of
all varieties.
Crown of Bohemia The most spectacular
double hibiscus of all. Enormous many-pet-
aled bronzy-orange flowers with tints of
cerise, apricot and amber at the center. They
actually seem to be iridescent. Gal. tins, $1.95;
5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Kona Fully double, with big wavy petals of
warm rosy pink. Blooms very freely.
Mrs. Vasco Our newest kind from Hawaii.
It’s a big flower of bright canary-yellow with
a throat of snowy white. A very unusual
flower—the finest yellow hibiscus we have
ever seen. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Red Monarch Huge, fully double flowers of
rich glowing crimson.
Stoplight A huge flower of brilliant cerise-
red with wide-flaring crinkly petals. Gal.
tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
White» Wings Large graceful flower with
recurving petals of glistening white—crim-
son at the throat
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Hemerocallis
Day Lilies Particularly fine for borders and
for mass effect, as well. From a clump of
sword-like foliage, the flower spikes rise to
be crowned with big lily-like blooms. They
last but a day, and new flowers open con-
tinuously from spring until fall. Easily grown
anywhere. Any variety in gal. tins, $1.45 each.
Hydrangeas
With their big, bold foliage and immense clus-
ters of colorful flowers, Hydrangeas are one
of the most showy of large plants for a shad-
ed or partly shaded spot. 6 to 8 ft. 10°. Prices
on all varieties: Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins,
Rouget de Lisle only, $5.95.
Hydrangea macrophylla Old Fahioned Hydran-
gea Long a favorite. Has immense flower
heads of white tinged with pink.
Rouget de Lisle Normally a deep carmine.
Acidify the soil and the flowers will turn to
deep rich blue. The plant is a little smaller
than that of H. macrophylla.
Triomphe A particularly fine hydrangea with
flower heads of deep rose pink.
Gold Flower
Hypericum patulum henryi A valuable land-
scape shrub, hardy and easy-to-grow. Over
most of the spring and summer it is covered
with showy golden-yellow flowers. Any soil.
Sun or part shade. 4 ft. 10° Gal. tins, $1.65.
Hypericum moserianum Has the same gold-
en-yellow blooms as H. henryi above, but the
plant gets only half as tall. A marvelous low
foreground shrub. 2 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Hollies
Illex cornuta Burford Can be grown im
Southern California in sun or shade. Thick
shining rounded leaves—neat, compact, and
slow-growing. It never fails to bear plenty
of big, bright red berries. 6 to 10 ft. 10°.
Gal. tins, $1.75; 5- gal. tins, $6.45.
Ilex cornuta Fertile Fertile Chinese Holly Grow-
it right in the sun if you choose. Lustrous.
spiny leaves and plenty of gay red berries.
every Christmas. These are cutting-grown.
from a special heavy berry-producing type..
5 to 6 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.75; 5-gal. tins. $6.45..
Ilex aquifolium Fertile Fertile English Holly:
Our special strain of cutting-grown plants.
will produce berries every year. Shade or-
semi-shade. Plenty of moisture. 8 to 10 ft. 5°..
Gal. tins, $2.45; 5-gal. tins, $7.95.
Ilex aquifolium Silver Queen The foliage is.
always beautifully variegated silver and light.
green. 5°. Gal. tins, $2.95.
Ilex altaclarensis Wilson Has typical holly
leaves—thick, glossy and often 4 inches long..
A magnificent shrub for landscape use, it.
grows compactly, 4 to 6 feet in height. Has.
fewer berries than the hollies listed above,.
but they are larger. Shade or part shade. 5°.
Gal. tins, $2.45; 5-gal. tins, $7.95.
Ilex cornuta rotunda Has the same thick.
spiny polished leaves as I. cornuta, but they
are smaller and packed very tightly on each.
branch. The naturally dense compact habit of”
this holly makes it a fine garden shrub. Sun.
or part shade. 3 to 4 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $2.45;:
5-gal. tins, $7.95. ‘
Jasmine magnificum
A semi-climbing plant having each rambling
branch clothed with big, lustrous, dark green
leaves. The snowy flowers, rich in fragrance
and larger than those of the more common
Jasmines, are displayed nearly all year. Ex-
cellent for a low foreground shrub, or me-
dium high mass effect. 2 to 5 ft. 26°. Gal.
tins, $1.95.
Lantana
Throughout almost the entire year these gay
little compact shrubs will provide a con-
tinuous display of brilliant color. May freeze
during cold winters, but in a short time they
are up and blooming again. 1 to 3 ft. 24°.
Both varieties below: Gal. tins, $1.45 each.
Dwarf Orange Red Dwarf Yellow
Lavender
Lavandula officinalis The silvery-grey foli-
age and the spikes of rosy-purple flowers
make this an excellent garden plant for any
sunny place. Then, too, the true old-fashioned
lavender fragrance in both the foliage and
flowers is always delightful. 2 to 245 ft. 5°.
Gal. tins, $1.95.
Tea Tree
Leptospermum Sanders A graceful, arching
shrub with long slender branches covered
with finely cut bronzy-green leaves. In spring,
every branch is crowded with lovely %-inch
lilac-pink flowers. Sun and good drainage. 8
ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95.
Privet for Hedges
Ligustrum japonicum Waxleaf Privet For a
medium-size hedge, we know of nothing better.
Thick, glossy, green leaves throughout the
year. Grows to 8 ft., but can be pruned as
desired. 3 to 8 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal.
tins, $5.95.
Ligustrum lucidum Japanese Privet A_ big-
leaved tall-growing variety. Hardy and
drought resistant. Fine for a tall hedge, big
shrub or small tree. 4 to 12 ft. 10° Gal. tins,
$1.65. Flats of 100 plants, $6.75.
Oregon Grape
Mahonia aquifolium Great big shiny toothed
foliage all year with showy yellow flowers in
spring and purple berries in the fall. Most
luxuriant foliage in partial shade with ample
moisture. 4 to 6 ft. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.95.
Mahonia aquifolium compacta This dwarf
strain is unexcelled for a dense, compact, low
bank of foliage. Just like the larger growing
kind, it has the same holly-like foliage, yel-
low flowers and berries. 2 to 4 ft. 10°. Gal.
tins, $2.45; 5-gal. tins, $7.95.
Mahonia lomarifolia
A unique plant which makes a Striking gar-
den specimen because of its unusual leaf
pattern. Ultimately becomes a good sized,
multiple trunked shrub. The whorls of long
narrow foliage made up of many little spiny
leaflets frame clusters of yellow flowers in
spring which are followed by blue-black ber-
ries. 8 to 10 ft. 20°. Gal. tins, $2.25; 5-gal. tins,
$9.45.
Melianthus major
A striking plant with huge, gray-green, deep-
ly notched foliage which is fine for accent or
for tropical effect. Grows in a somewhat
sprawling informal way from 3 to 5 ft. tall.
Fine for use in planter boxes. Any soil, sun
or shade. 20°. Gal. tins, $2.25; 5-gal. tins, $6.95.
Banana Shrub
Michelia fuscata Slow-growing, compact shrub
with deep green lustrous leaves. The creamy-
yellow magnolia-like flowers which appear
for a month or more in spring are power-
fully fragrant. They will scent the entire gar-
den with a delicate banana-like fragrance.
Part shade. 6 to 8 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $2.95; 5-
gal. tins, $8.45.
Orange Jessamine
Murraya paniculata Summer or winter, the
bright green foliage is always glossy and
fresh looking. In spring and summer, many
panicles of sweet-scented white flowers like
orange blossoms turn into small bright red
fruits. Often the two appear together. Sun or
part shade. 6 to 10 ft. 22°. Gal. tins, $1.95.
Bananas
Musa ensete A decorative banana with great
broad leaves radiating from a heavy stout
trunk. Does not sprout from the base. 15 to
20 ft. 28°. Gal. tins, $1.95; S-gal. tins, $6.95.
nana of the tropics. Usually, several trunks
form a clump, each of which unfolds the
giant tropical-looking leaves. 15 ft. 28°. 5-gal.
tins, $7.95.
Josie paradisiaca sapientum The fruiting ba-
Myrtle
Myrtus communis compacta Dwarf Myrtle
Excellent for a small compact hedge or a low
bank of solid green. Stays extremely dense
and compact—good looking throughout the
year. Grows anywhere. 3 to 6 ft. 15°. Gal.
tins, $1.65. Flats of 100 plants, $8.00.
Heavenly Bamboo
Nandina domestica For a single specimen or
a hedge, this is a fine plant with its bronzy
red new growth and its overall coppery red
tones in winter. With two or more plants, you
will get bright red berries, too. Sun or part
shade. 5 ft. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins,
$5.95.
Nerium (Oleander)
Continuously in bloom, the oleanders are a
familiar sight almost anywhere in California.
They are particularly good in desert areas but
like the seacoast, too. Grow easily and bloom
quickly. 6 to 8 ft. 12°.
Prices on all varieties below: Gal. tins, $1.65;
5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Double Salmon (Mrs. Roeding)
Pink Beauty—single large pink
Double Rose Pink
Double White
Single Red
Single White
Oreopanax salvini
A spreading, many-branched, tropical-look-
ing plant, with big, bold, deeply lobed, green
leaves. Similar to its close relative, Fatsia
japonica in appearance, but will stand more
sun. Probably hardy in all except the coldest
sections of Southern California. Part shade.
5 to 6 ft. Gal. tins, $2.95.
Sweet Olive
Osmanthus fragrans A splendid large founda-
tion shrub with big, rich green, all-year foli-
age. Tiny white flowers in clusters are nestled
among the leaves for many weeks during
late spring and early summer. Their fra-
grance, reminiscent of hyacinth perfume, will
scent the entire garden. Sun near the coast—
part shade inland. 10 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95;
5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Chinese Photinia
Photinia serrulata Nova Always clothed with
big spiny, 8-inch leaves, a few of which turn
to bronze and even brilliant red during the
fall. In spring the plant is a mass of big 6-
inch heads of white flowers. Grows easily
anywhere. 8 to 10 ft. 5° Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal.
tins, $5.95.
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. Best Varieties and Highest Quality
Philodendron
Philodendron selloum The giant dark green
polished leaves are deeply cut and are often
3 feet in length. Gives a lush tropical effect
anywhere. Part shade on the coast—shade
inland. 8 to 10 ft. 18°. Gal. tins, $2.95; 5-gal.
tins, $9.95.
Philodendron Sao Paulo Similar in looks to
P. selloum, but the leaves are somewhat
broader and the plant is more upright in
habit. Culture requirements are the same.
Gal. tins, $3.45; 5-gal. tins, $11.95.
Philodendron evansii Similar to P. selloum
in habit, but even more spectacular with
larger, almost solid leaves of polished dark
green. Stands more sun than P. selloum, with-
out yellowing. 8 to 10 ft. 18°. Gal. tins, $3.45.
Pittosporums
Pittosporum tobira A wide, spreading, dense,
round-headed shrub, with deep, glossy green
foliage. Makes an excellent foundation shrub
and is widely planted throughout California
and Arizona. It thrives anywhere. 5 to 8 ft.
15°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Pittosporum tobira Whitespot Exactly like
Pittosporum tobira, above, except that the
foliage is variegated light frosty green and
silver. 5 to 8 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal,
tins, $5.95.
Pittosporum undulatum A fine big back-
ground shrub, an unusually good small tree,
or a tall handsome evergreen hedge. This is
one of the most versatile of shrubs and it is
widely planted everywhere in Southern Cali-
fornia. Large, deep green, glossy leaves with
wavy edges. 8 to 20 ft. 20°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-
gal. tins, $5.95. Trained tree form, 5-gal. tins,
$6.95.
Blue Plumbago
Plumbago capensis An informal, semi-climb-
ing shrub which grows rapidly into an irregu-
lar spreading mass. All summer long it is
blanketed with lovely azure-blue flowers.
Full sun. 5 ft. 24°. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Prunus
Prunus caroliniana Cherry Laurel Use it for a
large background shrub, a screen, or grow it
as a hedge. Throughout the year the ample
foliage is glossy and attractive. Fast growing
and thrives anywhere except in the desert.
25 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Prunus lyoni Catalina Cherry Large ever-
green with glossy holly-like leaves. Useful as
a background plant, large hedge or small
tree. Grows easily most anywhere. Sun. 15
to 25 ft. 12°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Pyracanthas
Pyracanthas are extremely useful because
they can be grown most anywhere and can
easily be trimmed or trained into almost any
desired shape. All of them are admired for
the big red berries which brighten the fall
and winter days.
Pyracantha crenato-serrata Graber If left as
a single specimen, it will make a large spread-
ing irregular shrub which needs plenty of
room. But it may be trained espalier fashion
against a wall or pruned and grown almost
as desired. The foliage of this Pyracantha is
large, glossy and good-looking throughout the
entire year, while the big bright crimson
berries are borne in clusters as big as your
two fists. In the spring, the plant is covered
with thousands of little white flowers which
give way to the giant berries usually at their
best right at Christmas time. Sun or part
shade. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Gal. tins (staked) $1.95; 5-gal. tins (staked)
$6.95. 5-gal. tins (trellised) $9.95.
Pyracantha crenato-serrata Santa Cruz Has
the same fine large foliage as P. Graber and
also displays clusters of glowing red berries
right through the winter. This prostrate form
will spread to 6 feet or more, but can easily
be kept no higher than 114 to 2 feet. Sun or
part shade, 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Permanent Evergreen Shrubs
Flowering Pear
Pyrus kawakami May be grown as a large
shrub, a small tree, or trained espalier fashion
against a wall or fence. The fresh luxuriant
pear foliage is green the year around. Loaded
with fragrant white pear blossoms in the
spring. 8 to 12 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $2.95; 5-gal.
tins, $7.95; 5-aal. tins (trellised) $9.95.
Hawthorn
Raphiolepis indica rosea In the early sum-
mer it is covered with magnificent 6-inch
panicles of dainty pink sweetly fragrant flow-
ers resembling apple blossoms. Clusters of
blue-black berries follow the flowers. But
even without the flowers or berries, the plant
is extremely handsome. Ordinary seedlings
cannot approach these cutting-grown plants
for beauty. 3 to 5 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-
gal. tins, $6.45.
Raphiolepis delacouri A bushy shrub with
rounded, compact habit and olive-green foli-
age. Covered in spring with panicles of clear
rosy pink flowers. Sun or part shade. 5 to 8
ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.
Yellow Flax
Reinwardtia indica. One of the finest winter
or spring-blooming shrubs. In sun or shade it
displays countless sunshiny yellow flowers
about 2 inches across which brighten any
winter landscape. 2 to 4 ft. 15°. Gal. tins,
$1.75.
Ricinus Red
Ricinus macrophyllus Red Red Castor Bean
Big fast-growing plant with huge, palmate
leaves, sometimes 2 feet across, deep purplish-
red in color. Excellent for a quick and dra-
matic tropical effect. Grows 8 to 10 feet tall.
Sun or part shade. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins,
$5.95.
Matilija Poppy
Romneya White Cloud Snowy white crepe-
like blooms, sometimes 8 inches across, on
5- to 6-foot stems. The plant makes a big
spreading clump of blue-gray foliage, May
freeze down in coldest areas but will come
right back to bloom again in the spring. Full
sun, 15°. Gal. tins, $2.95.
Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia reginae The exotic flowers, of bril-
liant orange and bright blue, resemble the
crested head of a tropical bird. They crown
stiff 3-foot stems which surmount a clump of
deep-green leaves, somewhat resembling those
of a banana plant. Displays the extremely
long-lasting blooms in winter and spring and
they are so showy that one can understand
why this was chosen as the official flower of
the City of Los Angeles. Full sun on the coast,
part shade inland. 2 to 4 ft. 24°. Gal. fins,
$2.95; 5-gal. tins, $8.45. Boxed specimens,
$19.95.
Giant Strelitzia
Strelitzia nicolai Giant Bird-of-Paradise Simi-
lar to S. reginae in character, but the giant
leathery gray-green leaves may be as much
as 5 feet long and a mature plant may reach
15 feet or more in height. The flowers are
alike in form, but these are much larger with
the coloring a combination of blue and white.
Part shade. 26°. 5-gal. tins, $8.45.
Rice Paper Plant
Tetrapanax papyriferus It assumes graceful
and irregular shapes as slender curving trunks
arise to varying heights, each to be crowned
with a cluster of giant leaves. The leaves are
deeply cut, downy gray-green and a foot or
more across. Grows rapidly in most any soil
and is excellent for a bold tropical accent.
mM to 12 ft. 22°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins,
6.95.
Viburnums
Viburnum odoratissimum Always looks good,
even in shade, with its shiny all-year foliage
and delightfully fragrant white flowers. Red
berries in the fall. Shade or part shade. 6
to 8 ft. 12°. 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Viburnum suspensum Few shrubs may be
used in as many different locations or for so
many purposes. An excellent screen, a fine
hedge, or a beautiful individual specimen.
Prune it or not. Grows anywhere but best
in light shade. 8 ft. 18°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal.
tins, $5.95.
Viburnum tinus robustum A medium-sized,
very compact shrub with luxuriant deep green
foliage. White flowers in clusters are followed
by black berries. This special strain is very
mildew resistant. Sun or shade. 6 to 8 ft. 15°.
Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Shiny Xylosma
Xylosma senticosa Every day in the year the
shiny bright green foliage draws admiring
glances. Graceful and luxuriant, it needs no
pruning to keep it looking its best. One of
the finest foliage shrubs for sunny places and
not particular about soil or water. Tempera-
tures of 110° or 17° bother it not in the least.
6 ft. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Calla Lilies
Zantedeschia aethiopica White Calla Lily The
best and most free-blooming form of these
all-time favorite white lilies. Splendid for a
shady spot. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.45.
Zantedeschia elliottiana Gold Calla Lily The
large leaves are interestingly flecked with
silver, while the flowers, on their long nod-
ding stems are a rich golden yellow. 10°.
Gal. tins, $1.45.
Palms — Bamboos — Grasses
Palms
Arecastrum romanzoffianum (Cocos plumosa)
Southern California’s famous Queen Palm.
A tall, slender trunk topped with a plume-like
crown of feathery fronds. Balled, 4 to 5 ft.,
$17.50; 5 to 6 ft., $21.00; 6 to 8 ft., $28.00.
Neanthe elegans A small, slender, upright
palm. Slow-growing, from 2 to 8 feet. The
finely cut fronds are useful in providing a
delicate tracery of green against heavier
foliage. Excellent indoors or in _ planters.
Needs heat and frost protection. 5-gal. tins,
$14.95.
Phoenix reclinata Senegal Date Palm It has
a single or multiple trunk, often reclining or
growing at an angle and crowned with arch-
ing fronds. 20 to 30 ft. 24°. 5-gal. tins, $9.95.
Trachycarpus fortunei Windmill Palm A small
palm with a straight trunk crowned with a
cluster of fan-like leaves. Grows slowly from
15 to 25 feet. 18°. 5-gal. tins, $9.95; 16-inch
box, $26.95.
Washingtonia robusta Mexican Fan Palm Slen-
der trunk from 50 to 100 feet tall, topped
with dark green, fan-like fronds. 12°. 5-gal.
tins, $7.95. Balled, 5 to 6 ft., $30.00; 6 to 8 ft.,
$40.00; 16-inch box, $26.95.
Cordyline
Cordyline australis A popular accent plant
with sword-like leaves borne in a cluster at
the top of the rather slender trunk. 20 ft. 25°.
5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Cordyline Mme. Andre Just like'C. australis
above except that leaves are a rich bronzy
red. 5-gal. tins, $10.95.
Bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea Fish Pole Bamboo A
dense compact clump of gracefully foliaged
canes, 20 to 40 feet high. 5°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.
Sinocalamnus oldhami Giant Bamboo Grows
40 feet or more in height with canes 4 to 5
inches thick. 20°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.
Pleioblastus distichus Fern Bamboo A low-
growing dwarf with leaves variegated green
and yellow. 6 to 8 feet. 20°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.
New Zealand Flax
Phormium tenax Green New Zealand Flax
The thick clump of stiff sword-like leaves, 4
to 5 feet tall, make this an excellent accent
plant. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Phormium tenax Variegated Like the above,
but the leaves are striped green and creamy-
white. 5-gal. tins, $9.95.
Phormium tenax Bronze Makes an outstand-
ing accent plant with its long reddish bronze
leaves. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.
Cyperus
Cyperus papyrus Rush-like green stems, 4
to 8 feet tall, are surmounted by a head of
fine grass-like foliage. Likes moisture. 5-gal.
tins, $6.45.
Cyperus alternifolius More dwarf than C.
papyrus. Broader leaves at the top of each
stem give it an umbrella-like appearance. 3
to 4 ft. Gal. tins, $1.95.
Pampas Grass
Cortaderia selloana Handsome clump of long,
arching, grass-like leaves, surmounted by
great silvery-white plumes. 6 ft.
Gal. tins, $1.95. :
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Dianella tasmanica
Spikes of showy, sky-blue flowers appear
above the 2-foot clump of grassy foliage in
spring. The flowers are followed by big, bril-
liant metallic purplish-blue berries. Sun or
part shade. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.75.
Festuca glauca
Festuca glauca Blue Fescue Blue-gray grass
growing in distinct tufts or clumps, 4 to 10
in. high, Useful as a small accent plant or as
a no traffic ground cover. Good drainage, full
sun. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Mondo jaburan
Grass-like border plant to 1 foot, with dark
green shining leaves and spikes of white
flowers. Full or part shade. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Mondo jaburan aurea Variegated Similar to
the above except that the leaves are striped
yellow and green and the spikes of lavender
blooms resemble those of a Grape Hyacinth.
Gal. tins, $1.65.
Moraea
Moraea iridioides Iris-like plant with dark
green strap-like leaves. From spring to fall
has many white flowers marked with yellow
and blue. Sun. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.45.
Fountain Grass
Pennisetum ruppeli From a 2 foot clump of
grass-like leaves, rosy-lavender plumes rise
to 3 or 4 feet on nodding stems. Resembles
Pampas Grass in miniature. Sun or shade.
Hardy. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Many exotic and beautifullv flowered vines of the tropics are listed
here in addition to the hardier kinds suitable for colder areas. You
can choose a vine for any purpose and the temperature indicated
will give you some idea of its hardiness.
Bougainvilleas
Of all semi-tropical vines, the Bougainvilleas
are perhaps the most spectacular. They will
produce amazing masses of brilliant color and
they continue in bloom for nearly the entire
year,
All varieties listed below: Gal. tins, $1.95;
5-gal. tins, $6.45.
Barbara Karst The deepest and richest shade
of red. Very vigorous, it has smaller foliage
and grows more compactly than other kinds.
Suns 28°.
San Diego One of the most vigorous and
fastest growing of all Bougainvilleas and also,
one of the showiest with its huge, brilliant
erimson bracts. Will cover large spaces with
a mantle of flaming crimson. Sun. 28°.
Bougainvillea spectabilis Hardiest of the
Bougainvilleas with masses of reddish purple
flowers. Easily grown, but needs sun, 20°.
Temple Fire Compact rounded bush form,
but retains all of the showy characteristics
of other Bougainvilleas. Almost a continuous
show of brilliant red color in any sunny spot.
DRUONOmLteeooe
Violet Trumpet Vine
Clytostoma callistegioides In late winter and
early spring it is covered with lovely big
trumpet-like flowers of violet. The luxuriant
dark green foliage will clamber over a back
fence or wall. A fine ground cover, too. Sun
or shade. 20°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.
Royal Trumpet Vine
Distictis Rivers Almost every day of the
year the many big glossy leaves are enhanced
by clusters of big, 6-inch, trumpet-like flow-
ers. The tube is brilliant yellow and the open
face is royal purple. Its brilliancy is breath-
taking, and it is delightfully fragrant, too.
Full sun. 22°. Plant Pat. No. 554. Gal. tins,
$1.95.
Yellow Catclaw Trumpet
Doxantha unguis-cati It will cling to any
surface making a dense mantle of shining
green. The showy trumpet flowers of bril-
liant yellow are 3 inches long and 4 inches
across. Good for the desert or anywhere else.
Sun. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.95.
Flowering Vines
Most of these vines will stand temperatures a few degrees lower
than indicated ig they are planted in the shelter of a building or
protected by a tree or another plant. All of these vines are sold in
containers and are available at any of the Armstrong salesyards for
planting at any time of the year.
Creeping Fig
Ficus pumila The best evergreen vine for
covering stone, brick, or wood. It makes a
thick mat of small, heart-shaped, dark green
leaves which clings closely to any surface.
Sun or part shade. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.75.
Evergreen Ivies
All varieties below: gal. tins, $1.75; 5-gal.
tins, $6.45.
Hedera canariensis Algerian Ivy Widely used
as a ground cover as well as a vine. Has big,
6-inch leaves which remain a glossy rich
green all year. 12°.
Hedera canariensis Yellowedge Just like H.
canariensis except that the leaves are blotched
with light green, dark green and creamy yel-
low. 15°.
Guinea Gold Vine
Hibbertia volubilis The twining branches are
densely clothed with handsome, heavy tex-
tured, dark green foliage throughout the
year. For many weeks in the summer it dis-
plays quantities of brilliant golden 24-inch
flowers. Grows rapidly to 8 or 10 feet. Sun
or part shade. 20°. Gal. tins, $1.75.
Spanish Jasmine
Jasminum grandiflorum Extremely vigorous,
fast growing, and hardy. From these extreme-
ly fragrant, large, white flowers comes much
of the world’s best perfume. Thrives most
everywhere. Sun or part shade, 15°. Gal. tins,
$1.65.
Honeysuckles
Lonicera hildebrandiana A _ giant among
honeysuckles, with almost unbelievable 7-inch
yellow flowers, which are enticingly fragrant,
and the biggest, and most handsome honey-
suckle foliage you have ever seen. It will
cover big spaces, but may be trained almost
as you wish. Sun. 24°. Gal. tins, $2.95; 5-gal.
tins, $8.45.
Lonicera japonica halliana The common
honeysuckle familiar to everyone with its
dark green foliage, its delightful fragrance,
and almost continuous bloom. Grows easily
anywhere. Makes a good ground cover. Sun
or shade. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.65.
Boston Ivy
Parthenocissus tricuspidata veitchi Clings to
any surface unaided. It will soon cover a
wall, chimney, or stonework with a soft man-
tle of green. In the fall the ivy-like leaves
turn to reds and yellows, dropping complete-
ly during the winter. Sun or shade. 0°. Gal.
tins, $1.75.
Passiflora alatocaerulea
A beautiful passion vine. The spectacular 4-
inch flowers, with crisp waxy petals of snowy
white surrounding a crown of blue at the
center. Fast-growing with plenty of soft light
green foliage. Sun or shade. 25°. Gal. tins,
$1.95.
Blood Red Trumpet
Phaedranthus buccinatorius Covered with
clusters of big, glowing red, tubular flowers
nearly all year. It will cover stone walls,
fences or buildings with a dense mantle of
dark green in a short time. Full sun. 24°.
Gal. tins, $1.95.
Corsage Vine
Stephanotis floribunda The snow-white tubu-
lar flowers 1 to 2 inches across, are delight-
fully fragrant, waxy and long-lasting—excel-
lent for corsages. The vine is exceedingly at-
tractive, too, wtih big, glossy leaves. Grow
it in your garden or in a large container on
your porch or patio. Plenty of moisture. 30°.
Gal. tins, $2.95. 5-gal. tins, $8.45.
Cape Honeysuckle
Tecomaria capensis In the fall and winter,
in fact most of the year, it glows with big
clusters of tubular bright orange flowers. May
be grown as a half climber, but also makes a
fine large shrub. The small bright green foli-
age is attractive throughout the year. 24°.
Gal. tins, $1.65.
Star Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides Strong grow-
ing but not rampant, it is beautifully foliaged
with big, thick, glossy leaves. Myriads of little
star-like spring flowers will perfume your en-
tire garden. Can be pruned to make a large
shrub or used as a ground cover. Sun, shade,
or semi-shade. 15°. Gal. tins, $1.95; Gal. tins
(staked) $2.25; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.
Corsage Vine. Stephanotis floribunda
Ground Covers
These listed below and many others, such as Mesembryanthe-
mum, Ivy Geranium, Gazania and Dichondra, are available in
season at any one of our six salesyards. They are furnished in
flats—usually a flat is sufficient to plant about 200 square feet.
Prices vary slighily with the season.
Ajuga reptans Carpet Bugle Makes a dense mat of dark green
foliage for any moist shady spot. Displays spikes of little blue
flowers in spring and summer. Also available are Bronze Ajuga,
with bronzy-toned leaves and Giant Ajuga with larger bolder
foliage. Both of these will stand more sun than A. reptans.
Cerastium tomentosum Szow In Summer Sun loving prostrate
plant with soft light gray foliage. Drought and frost resistant
and thrives with little care.
Evergreen Ivy The Algerian Ivy, Hedera canariensis, listed
above makes an excellent ground cover.
Fragaria chiloensis Chilean Strawberry Handsome glossy leaves
and small edible strawberries. Sun. 5°.
Helxine soleiroli Tiny round bright green leaves make a dense
carpet. For moist shady places only.
Lippia canescens Forms a flat mass of gray-green foliage, which
tolerates extreme sun and heat and will stand considerable traffic.
Veronica pectinata Makes a soft gray-green undulating mat
with spikes of small blue flowers. Hardv to heat and cold. Needs
good drainage and little water.
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Evergreen Trees for Beauty and Shade
Among the various shapes and sizes of evergreen trees listed below, you will find the perfect companion for your home—just the tree needed
to make a perfect landscape picture. All of these are sold in containers and are available at any of the Armstrong Nurseries for planting at any
time of the year.
The Acacias
Acacia baileyana The beautiful, fernlike,
silvery-blue foliage is completely enveloped
from January to March with lovely fragrant
yellow flowers. Fast growing, rounded, and
symmetrical. 30 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $6.45.
Acacia longifolia A neat, compact, upright
tree, with long narrow leaves. Plenty of
creamy-yellow flowers during the summer.
Good seashore kind. 25 ft. 18°. 5-gal. tins,
$6.45.
Acacia podalyriaefolia. The most spectacular
of acacia blooms, you can cut the big canary-
yellow sprays right at Christmas time. In-
teresting, dwarf, spreading tree with rounded
pearl-grey foliage. Full sun. 15 ft. 18°. 5-gal.
tins, $6.95.
Orchid Tree
Bauhinia variegata A showy small tree which
will fit into almost any sunny spot. The big,
broad, two-lobed leaves of velvety bright
green partially drop in April, only to better
display the magnificent 3-inch flowers. Violet
and purple, they look like exquisite orchids.
Sun. 15 ft. 20°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.
Cape Chestnut
Calodendrum capense A favorite from South
Africa is this handsome globular tree of me-
dium size. In summer it is almost solidly
covered with 6-inch panicles of rosy-lavender
flowers. Full sun, good drainage, little water.
25 to 40 ft. 20°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.
Carob Tree
Ceratonia siliqua Its spreading symmetrical
shape and dense, glossy, evergreen foliage,
make the carob one of the most desirable
trees for street planting or for all-year home
shade. It is long-lived, deep-rooted, and will
stand heat, wind and drought. 40 ft. 12°.
5-gal. tins, $5.95; 16-inch bex, $26.95.
Camphor Tree
Cinnamomum camphora Because of its mod-
erate growth and regular pleasing form, it is
a popular parkway or garden tree. Always
handsome with its dense, bright green, glossy
foliage tinted with rich bronze in the spring.
It is a clean, hardy, deep-rocted tree, satis-
factory most anywhere. 75 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins,
$6.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.
Flowering Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus ficifolia Scarlet-Flowering Eucalyptus
One of these trees, with its mantle of flam-
ing scarlet flowers, is a glorious sight. The
bright blooms are displayed against a back-
ground of large, dark, glossy leaves. The tree
is a handsome one, even when not in bloom.
Rather dwarf, and spreading, it does best
near the coast or along the cooler interior
foothills. 20 to 25 ft. 18°. 5-gal. tins, $6.45.
Eucalyptus sideroxylon rosea Pink Iron-Bark
A slender tree of moderate size, with masses
of delicate pink flowers, set against silvery-
gray leaves. This is a much more uniform
grower than E. ficifolia and also much hard-
ier, thriving almost anywhere in California,
even in the desert. 20 to 40 ft. 15°. 5-gal. tins,
$6.45.
Eucalyptus Trees
Eucalyptus citriodora A _ picturesque tree
which sends a slender white trunk towering
high in the air with a graceful crown of
foliage at the top. The long slender leaves
are pungently lemon-scented. It is a fast-
growing tree and one pleasant to live with.
40 to 80 ft. 20°. 5-gal. tins, $6.45.
Eucalyptus globulus Blue Gum One of the
fastest growing trees in the world and widely
planted in California for windbreaks or quick
shade. Thrives anywhere except in very cold
sections or in the desert. Needs lots of room—
really gets large. 150 ft. 17°. Gal. tins, $1.65;
5-gal. tins, $6.45.
Eucalyptus globulus compacta Has no main
trunk but is very bushy and densely branched,
forming a symmetrical, round compact head.
Excellent for a quick growing screen. 20 to
30 ft. 19°. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal. tins, $6.45.
Eucalyptus viminalis White Gum One of the
most picturesque of the eucalypti, with a
smooth white trunk and a wide-spreading
picturesque crown of long lance-shaped
leaves. Fast growing and hardy. Coast to
desert. Very large. 125 ft. 12°. Gal. tins, $1.75.
Dwarf Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus pulverulenta Dollarleaf Eucalyptus
A dwarf variety, upright and slender in habit,
with the branches appearing to grow right
through the round, silvery-gray leaves. Makes
an unusual small garden tree, and the cut
branches are useful for arranging. Coast or
desert. 20 ft. 18°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.
Indian Laurel
Ficus retusa Always neat appearing with a
compact rounded head of thick leathery light
green leaves. Fine for a small parkway tree,
a patio corner, or any location where a trim
little tree is wanted or where there is little
room for roots. Can be trimmed and kept at
any desired height. The more it is trimmed,
the better it looks. Grows readily coast or
inland. 20 ft. 25°. 5-gal. tins, $7.45. Trained
tree form, 5-gal. tins, $8.95.
Evergreen Ash
Fraxinus uhdei A tall, slender, very grace-
ful tree with long, pointed, glossy leaves. It
makes a splendid parkway tree. Grows rap-
idly so you will have no long wait for shade.
25 to 30 ft. 15°. 5-gal. tins, $6.45; 16-inch box,
$26.95.
Sweetshade
Hymenosporum flavum A small, slender tree
with handsome all-year foliage. In spring, it
displays masses of long, tubular, creamy yel-
low blossoms, many times the size and with
many times the fragrance of orange blos-
soms. Makes a good parkway tree or is fine
for any restricted area. 25 ft. 20°. 5-gal. tins,
$8.45,
Lagunaria
Lagunaria patersoni Primrose Tree A slender
pyramidal tree with thick olive-green foliage.
In early summer, it has many Hibiscus-like
rose-pink 2-inch flowers. Stands wind and
is particularly fine near the coast. 20 to 25
ft. 20°. 5-gal. tins, $5.45.
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Jacaranda
Jacaranda acutifolia In June, everyone mar-
vels at the beauty of these lacy spreading
umbrella-like trees because then they re-
semble a fleecy cloud of brilliant violet-blue
flowers. Makes a very picturesque tree with
the soft tracery effect from the finely cut
fern-like foliage. 30 ft. 22°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.
Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia With
its big, dark green leaves, and its spectacu-
lar, big, fragrant white flowers (6 to 8 inches
across), this is one of the grandest of our
American evergreen trees. A romantic fav-
orite of the deep South. Grows easily most
anywhere. 60 ft. 5°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95; 16-inch
box, $26.95.
Dwarf Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora exoniensis The South-
ern Magnolia in dwarf form with the same
big polished leaves and big, white, fragrant
flowers. Grows slowly and stays small. 15 to
20 ft. 5°. 5-gal. tins, $9.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.
Crimson Iron Tree
Metrosideros villosa The extremely hand-
some, small tree is symmetrical and beauti-
fully foliaged with thick, shining leaves. It is
lighted up in summer by a myriad of bril-
liant crimson flowers. Rare in Southern Cali-
fornia, but it has everything to make it one
of the best. 40 ft. 24°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.
Pittosporum
Pittosporum undulatum Makes an excellent
small tree for a parkway, patio or small area.
It has large, deep green, glossy, all-year
leaves. The fragrant yellowish white flowers
in spring are followed by big orange berries.
20 ft. 20°. 5-gal. tins (tree form), $6.95.
Holly Oak
Quercus ilex A symmetrical spreading tree
with clean glossy, dark green, spiny leaves.
Stands wind, salt air, hot inland conditions
and requires little maintenance. An excel-
lent street tree. 40 ft. 18°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95;
16-inch box, $26.95.
Pepper Trees
Schinus molle California Pepper Its graceful
lacy foliage and bright red berries, together
with the gnarled trunk, make it a very pic-
turesque tree. Grows anywhere with ease.
50 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.
Schinus terebinthifolia Brazil Pepper Smaller
than S. molle with larger leaves and larger
scarlet berries. A neat, symmetrical, round-
headed tree. Fine for the home place. 15 to
20 ft. 22°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.
Evergreen Elm
Ulmus parvifolia Evergreen A small tree
with a spreading crown of slender drooping
branches and small bright green leaves. May
lose leaves for a short time in extreme cold,
but this is one of the most satisfactory small
evergreen shade trees that can be grown any-
where in Southern California. 25 ft. 10°.
5-gal. tins, $6.95; 16-inch box, $26.95.
Coniferous Evergreens
These are the cone-bearing evergreens, usually characterized by small needle-like foliage. Low
maintenance and a wide range of sizes, shapes and foliage colors makes them very desirable for
landscape use.
Deodar Cedar
Cedrus deodara California Christmas Tree This
handsome cedar from the Himalaya Moun-
tains is a familiar sight all over California.
Its frosty, blue-green foliage, its graceful
shape, and remarkable adaptability to south-
western conditions, make it a popular Cali-
fornia favorite. 25 to 50 ft. 15°. 5-gal. tins,
$7.95.
Dwarf Cypress
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood Ellwood
Cypress Frosty blue-green in color, this dwarf
conifer is one of the neatest we have ever
seen. It grows very slowly, seldom gets over
6 feet in height, and there is never a small
branch out of place. 6 to 8 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins,
$7.95.
Cypress
Cupressus arizonica Arizona Cypress A beau-
tiful bluish green cypress of narrow pyra-
midal form, making splendid windbreak or
attractive specimen tree. Thrives in desert or
coastal areas. 20 to 40 ft. 10°. Flats of 100
plants, $6.75.
Cupressus forbesi Tecate Cypress A native
Southern California cypress which is ex-
tremely fast growing. It is ideal for this area
because of its resistance to fungus and borers.
The compact pyramid of foliage makes an
attractive single specimen or a fine evergreen
windbreak or screen. Gal. tins, $1.65; 5-gal.
tins, $5.95. Flats of 100 plants, $6.75.
Italian Cypress
Cupressus sempervirens The tall slender
green spires are invaluable as accent points
in a well designed landscape planting. This
Armstrong strain will not become irregular
as it ages, but will retain its slender com-
pact shape permanently. 20 to 60 ft. 5°. 5-gal.
tins, $6.95.
Prostrate Juniper
Juniperus sabina Tamarix We consider this
to be one of the best of the prostrate Juni-
pers. Forms a dense, compact mound of gray-
green foliage spreading to 5 or 6 feet, but
never getting more than 18 inches high. The
foliage never changes color and there is noth-
ing finer for a corner where a low, spread-
ing plant is wanted. 0° Gal. tins, $2.25; 5-gal.
tins, $6.95.
Low-Growing Junipers
Juniperus chinensis Armstrong Armstrong
Spreading Juniper A hybrid juniper, which
makes a dense mass of soft gray-green foliage
about 3 feet high, becoming 4 feet across. It
is splendid for the foreground of any plant-
ing, thriving equally well in sun or shade in
any climate. 10° below zero. Gal. tins, $1.95;
5-gal, tins, $5.95.
Juniperus chinensis Richeson A _ beautiful,
little, low-growing, compact Juniper with
blue-green foliage. Semi-spreading, it branches
diagonally to a height of 3 or 4 feet and be-
comes 5 or 6 feet across. Similar to Pfitzer
Juniper, but has a more pleasing color. 4 to
5 ft. 10°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal. fins, $5.95.
Erect Juniper
Juniperus hibernica fastigiata A narrow and
erect plant which always stays neat, trim and
closely knit. Fine for use where great height
or breadth is not desired. It becomes about
115 to 2 feet in diameter and seldom exceeds
7 feet in height. Sun or semi-shade. 0°. 5-gal.
tins, $7.45.
Twisted Juniper
Juniperus chinensis Twisted The densely
tufted, twisted branches look almost as if
they had been trained artificially. You can
easily imagine this an outdoor ming tree, and
for picturesque beauty or for giving your gar-
den an unusual touch, it has no equal. Grows
6 to 8 feet, but may be kept lower if desired.
Sun or half shade. 6 to 8 ft. 5° below zero.
Gal. tins, $2.95; 5-gal. tins, $8.45.
Incense Cedar
Libocedrus decurrens One of our finest na-
tive California evergreen trees. A tall, dense,
compact pyramid of thick green foliage hav-
ing a clean ‘‘woodsy” fragrance. Makes a
magnificent long-lived tree, always trim and
shapely no matter what its age. 25 to 50 ft.
5° below zero. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.
Pine Trees
Pinus canariensis Canary Island Pine One of
the most beautiful permanent pines for Cali-
fornia. Extremely long needles in large tufts.
The new growth is silver, changing to soft
gray-green. Tall and slender. 80 ft. 10°. 5-gal.
tins, $6.95.
Pinus halepensis Aleppo Pine At maturity,
makes an open round-headed tree, similar in
appearance to the Monterey Pine. Young trees
grow rapidly and are fine for quick effects.
This variety is the best for hot dry areas.
50 ft. 5°. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.
Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens California Redwood The
State tree of California is the well known
California Redwood. It is among the largest
and most picturesque of trees. Growing rap-
idly into a beautiful specimen, it thrives
readily anywhere on the Pacific coast except
the desert. 150 ft. 5°. 5-gal. tins, $7.95; 16-
inch box, $26.95.
Arborvitae
Thuja orientalis Berckmann’s Dwarf Ever-
golden Arborvitae Compact and broadly coni-
cal in form, with bright golden foliage
throughout most of the year. Grows easily
anywhere except in the hottest desert sec-
tions. Full sun. 6 ft. 0°. Gal. tins, $1.95; 5-gal.
tins, $6.45.
Thuja orientalis Yellow Column Golden Pyra-
mid Arborvitae Makes a tall, stately, pyra-
midal column of bright green foliage, golden
bronze at the tips. Very effective where a
tall, permanent specimen is needed. The gold-
en foliage tips are richer and brighter in full
sun. 12 to 15 ft, 5°. 5-gal. tins, $6.45.
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Cedrus deodara
California Christmas Tree
Fern Pine
Podocarpus gracilior In California gardens
this South African forest tree makes a beau-
tiful medium-sized tree with soft, fine-cut,
green foliage, fern-like in appearance. A par-
ticularly attractive thing with the tracery of
its dark green foliage against a stucco wall.
Rather loose and informal in habit, but ex-
tremely graceful wherever planted. Sun or
half shade. 15 ft. 15°. 5-gal. tins, $9.95; Tub
specimens, $16.95.
Podocarpus macrophyllus A fine erect nar-
row specimen or accent shrub with glossy,
dark green, yew-like foliage. Will retain its
stately symmetrical appearance with little
pruning. Grows in sun or nearly full shade,
and is excellent in a planter or as a tubbed
specimen. 8 to 10 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $8.45.
Thuja orientalis Berckmann’s
Dwarf Evergolden Arborvitae
Deciduous Trees and Shrubs
These trees and shrubs, which lose their leaves in winter, grow easily anywhere, including the desert regions. The trees in this group are par-
ticularly valuable because they give cooling shade in the summer, but do not shut out light and warmth in the winter. Generally, they are
faster-growing than the evergreens and are best to plant where quick shade is needed.
Dwarf Maple
Acer palmatum Slow-growing informal lit-
tle tree with arching branches and small lacy
deeply cut Maple leaves. Its graceful open
habit and its liking for cool moist places,
make it an excellent choice for use with
the planting of camellias or azaleas. A fine
patio plant, good in tubs or boxes. Shade or
part shade. 8 to 12 ft. 5-gal. tins, $7.45.
Acer palmatum “Red Leaf” Similar in habit
to A. palmatum, but smaller and slower
growing. These are grafted plants of a spe-
cial strain with leaves of deep maroon-red
all through the spring, summer and fall.
Shade. 5-gal. tins, $16.95. Specimens in tubs,
$26.95.
Bigleaf Maple
Acer macrophyllum. This native maple of
the Pacific Coast makes a_ beautiful big
Spreading tree in a very short time. Huge,
deep green maple leaves, a foot or more
across, provide dense summer shade. Per-
fectly hardy. 60 ft. 5-gal. tins, $7.95.
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum This maple grows readily
anywhere on the Pacific Coast, and in a short
time makes a beautiful shade tree. Grows in
an erect pyramidal manner and is densely
clothed with light green maple leaves. Good
at the coast or inland—even the desert. Plenty
of water. 30 to 60 ft. Hardy below zero. 5-gal.
tins, $5.95. Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., $3.95; 8 to 10
ft., $5.45,
Alnus rhombifolia (White Alder)
A handsome fast-growing shade tree native
to mountain areas of the West Coast. Grows
in an erect manner with a tall straight trunk
and whitish bark. Perfectly hardy, but needs
constant moisture. 50 to 60 ft. 5-gal. tins, $6.95.
White Birch
Betula alba Its graceful, slender shape, white
bark, and dancing foliage make this a fav-
orite everywhere. Very effective Planted in
groups. 30 ft. 20° below zero. 5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., $4.45: 8 to 10 ft., $6.45;
10 to 12 ft., $9.45,
Ash
Fraxinus velutina Arizona Ash <A rounded
tree of medium size with bright green foliage.
Fine for the Southwest, it tolerates alkali and
requires very little water. Good fast growing
coastal tree, too. 30 ft. 0°. Bare root, 6 to 8
ft., $3.95.
Fraxinus velutina coriacea Montebello Ash
Differs from F. velutina in having larger
darker leaves and a more dense habit. Leaves
hold until late fall, then drop all at once.
Excellent anywhere. 25 to 30 ft. 5°. 5-gal. tins,
$5.95. Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., $4.45; 8 to 10 ft.,
$6.45.
Flowering Crabapple
Malus ioensis Bechtel This small symmetri-
cal tree is the belle of the garden in spring
when covered with its fully double flowers
of soft pink. They look like little roses and
are deliciously violet-scented. 8 to 12 ft. 0°.
Bare root trees, $3.45.
Fruiting-Flowering Peaches
Now you can enjoy spring peach blossoms—
and fruit, too—from the same tree. Thanks
to the work of Armstrong hybridists, two
new fruiting-flowering peaches, Saturn and
Double Delight, will give you clouds of spring
bloom, then follow with big crops of delicious
fruit.
Saturn In spring every branch of the tree
is crowded with beautiful double rose-pink
peach blossoms. Then in midsummer, your
tree will be loaded with big, yellow-fleshed,
freestone peaches that are so good the tree
is worth having for fruit alone. There is just
the right amount of tang to make the flavor
extra tempting. Plant Pat. No. 1485.
Double Delight A brand new peach sold for
the first time in 1958. The perfect companion
for Saturn, it blooms later but ripens fruit
earlier. The flowers are shell pink, lighter in
color than those of Saturn and the big, juicy,
yellow-fleshed peaches which follow have a
flavor sweeter and milder than that of Saturn.
Plant Pat. App. For.
Either variety above, $3.50 each;
$31.50.
Standard Flowering Peaches They stage a
big show of spring color, but the fruit has
little value.
ay on all varieties, bare root, 34-in. up,
399.
Peppermint Striped pink, red, and white.
Early Red A spectacular ruby-red.
Pure White Immense snow-white blooms.
10 for
Crepe Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica A large shrub or small
tree suitable for any garden, In mid-summer,
the tree is almost hidden under a mantle of
crepe-like flowers. They bloom best in the
inland valleys. 12°.
All varieties: 5-gal. tins, $6.95; 16-inch box,
$26.95.
Pink Crepe Myrtle 10 to 20 ft.
Red Crepe Myrtle 10 to 15 ft.
Dwarf Blue Crepe Myrtle 6 to 10 ft.
Dwarf Red Crepe Myrtle 8 to 10 ft. (16-inch
box only).
Sweet Gum
Liquidambar styraciflua One of the few trees
which will show those glorious “down east”
autumn colors here in Southern California, A
handsome pyramidal tree with maple-like
leaves. 30 ft. 0°. Balled, 4-5 ft., $8.95; 5-6 ft.,
$12.95; 6-8 ft., $17.95; 5- gal. tins, $6.45; 16-inch
box, $26.95.
Fruitless Mulberry
Morus Stribling A tree which will stand heat,
drought, cold or alkali, and still grow very
rapidly. This selected strain is absolutely
fruitless and the dark green foliage is ex-
ceedingly luxuriant. 30 ft. 5° below zero.
Bare root, 8 to 10 ft., $5.95; 10 to 12 ft., $8.45.
5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Chinese Pistache
Pistacia chinensis A good-looking round-
headed tree with attractive pointed leaves.
In the fall, the foliage turns to brilliant scar-
lets, crimsons, and yellows. Seacoast or des-
ert. 50 ft. 5°. Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., $5.95.
Sycamore
Platanus racemosa California Sycamore One
of California’s most beautiful native trees
with its big, light green foliage and irregular
mottled white trunk. In addition to the regu-
lar trees, we have some 2-year “clumps.”
These are very picturesque for certain set-
tings. 60 ft. 0°. Bare root, 6 to 8 ft., $3.95; 8
to 10 ft., $5.45. 5-gal. tins, $5.95. Bare root
clumps, $7.45; 5-gal. clumps, $7.45.
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Chinese Elm
Ulmus parvifolia Nothing will grow faster
nor more readily anywhere. A graceful tree,
too, with fine compact foliage and a sym-
metrical head. 40 to 60 ft. 0°. Bare root, 6 to 8
ft., $3.95; 8 to 10 ft., $5.45; 10 to 12 ft., $8.45.
5-gal. tins, $5.95.
Magnolia liliflora
(Purple Lily Magnolia)
For almost 3 months, in spring, the plants
are a garden showpiece with their many
beautiful big lily-like flowers—rich purplish
red on the outside, and creamy white inside.
Makes a large spreading shrub or small tree
with handsome foliage. Just the right size
for the average garden. 8 to 10 ft. 10°. 5-gal.
tins, $9.45.
Saucer Magnolia
Magnolia soulangeana The big cup-shaped
blooms are often 7 or 8 inches across, a
creamy-white, delicately suffused with pink.
Makes a handsomely foliaged large shrub or
small tree throughout the summer and fall.
8 to 10 ft. 10°. 5-gal. tins, $9.45.
Korean Cherry
Ornamental shrubs which give an extra bonus
are the Korean Cherries. They are fully de-
scribed and priced on page 4. Both No. 20
and No. 60 are medium-sized shrubs, very
showy in spring when each bough is lined
with tiny white cherry blossoms. They are
doubly appreciated in midsummer when load-
ed with delicious cherries.
Hibiscus moscheutos
(Giant Flowered Hibiscus)
The giant flowers are unbelievable—like
something out of a fairy tale. They are vivid-
ly colored and are as large across as a din-
ner plate—the biggest and most spectacular
Hibiscus flowers of all. The plant grows to
medium size (4 to 6 ft.). The older it gets,
the more shoots it sends up from the base,
and the more flowers it displays. Dies down
in winter, but comes right back with a great
succession of the giant flowers in midsum-
mer. Easily grown and hardy anywhere.
All varieties below: Gal. tins, $1.95.
Appleblossom Light pink.
Raspberry Rose Rose-pink.
Ruffled White Pure White.
Satan Brilliant red.
Super Clown Variegated white and pink.
Super Red Dark red.
Gigantic flowers of Hibiscus moscheutos
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MYSTERY GCARDENIA—See Page 12
CAMELLIA DEBUTANTE—See Page 9
FUERTE AVOCADO—See Page 8
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Every Purpose
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